About the day » Tuesday May 17, 1932Calender converter

• Betje de Koning, Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Adriana Johanna Maria (Jeanne) (Sjaan) de Vette. († 2017)
• Antonius Cornelius Henricus Swinkels, Eindhoven († 2007)
• Antonie Arnoldus Ambriola, Den Helder († 2005)
• Aartje van de Brug, Putten († 1932)
• Dr. Jay S Koby († 2008)
• Gerald Mcmaster, Eugene, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Dick Schipper († 2002)
• Bernardus Johannes Hoog Antink († 1997)
• "Maria Adelheid" Ferdinanda Helene von der Leyen, Roma († 2015)

• Anna Maria Philippi (42), Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Anna Elisabeth Krenning (87), Zeist
• Andries Petrus PRETORIUS (0), Lichtenburg
• Adriana Rustwat (76), Goederak
• Beitske (Bessie) Jans de Boer (81), Berrien County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Christina Steur (74), Alkmaar
• Adrianus van den Oever, Nederhemert, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelia van Antwerpen (67), Monster
• Aaltje Burgler (66), South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Philippi (42), Zwolle

• 1929 » Branko Zebec, Yugoslav football player and coach († 1988)
• 1931 » Dewey Redman, American saxophonist († 2006)
• 1931 » Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate († 1997)
• 1932 » Peter Burge, Australian cricketer († 2001)
• 1932 » Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
• 1933 » Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower († 2002)
• 1934 » Earl Morrall, American football player and coach († 2014)
• 1934 » Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician
• 1934 » Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
• 1935 » Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1994)

• 1917 » Clara Ayres, American nurse (b. 1880)
• 1919 » Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
• 1921 » Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)
• 1927 » Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)
• 1934 » Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)

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

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

• 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
• February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
• March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
• May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
• August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
• August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
• October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

The temperature on May 17, 1932 was between 9.3 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.