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• Bertha Hendrika van Wijk, Utrecht († 1999)
• Cornelis Theodore Julius de KOM, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Albert Boelen, Munsterbilzen, België († 1967)
• Adriana Maria Schoenmakers († 2008)
• Bep van Loon († 2023)
• Christina van Dam, Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Daniel Alexander Berdenis van Berlekom, Wyborg (Finland) († 1928)
• Cunegonda Maria Theresia van Mil, Rijkevoort,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
• Anna Cornelia Maria Schoenmakers, Loon op Zand († 2002)
• Bastiana (Sjaan) Versteeg, Nieuwendijk († 1989)

• Antonia Aletta Pieternella de Wit (18), Dinteloord
• Berend Hendrik Dijsselhof (41), Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje de Bondt (83), Zwijndrecht
• Denissen (0), Rucphen
• Antonius Johannes Juluis Lowenthal (67), Ulft, Gelderland, Nederland
• Bouke Cornelisz Kater (78), Beemster
• Antonie Kamp (68), Hengelo
• Bouke Kater (78), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Carel Christiaan Kreber (77), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Hendrik Dijsselhof (41), Dalfsen

• 1925 » René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon († 1989)
• 1926 » Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager († 2004)
• 1926 » Joan Lorring, British actress († 2014)
• 1927 » Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady († 2016)
• 1928 » Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
• 1928 » Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician
• 1928 » Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
• 1928 » Victor Lownes, American businessman († 2017)
• 1929 » James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader († 2015)
• 1930 » Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader

• 1921 » Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)
• 1923 » Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
• 1933 » Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
• 1936 » Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
• 1942 » Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (b. 1893)
• 1944 » J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)
• 1946 » Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874)
• 1948 » Suzuki Kantarō, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Gerardus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Grietje
15. Aaltje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
• June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
• September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
• October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
• October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
• October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
• November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.

The temperature on April 17, 1928 was between -0.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.