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• Marten Sulman, Oude Pekela († 1945)
• Bernardine Anne Carette, Prairie Grove († 2005)
• Geertruid Berger, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland
• Jan van Klaveren, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• James Woodrow Lucroy († 1943)
• Karel Deupoor, Hasselt († 2017)
• Hendrika Bais, Anna Paulowna († 2022)
• Jochen J. "Jean" Mignolet, Olbernhau, Duitsland († 2013)
• Gijsbertus Petrus Jacobus Kipping, Rotterdam († 1943)
• Erna Lucie Donker († 1989)

• Adriana Maria Peek (5), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aleida Cohen (34), Auschwitz (PL)
• Alida Zurel (28), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Albertina de Wijze (19), Auschwitz
• Anna Swalef (31)
• Anna Catharina Strijkers (69), Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Petronella CONINCK WESTENBERG (92), Heemstede
• Adam ten Cate (67), Borne
• Abraham Grunwald (60), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• adriaan jacobus van DIJKE (46), nisse

• 1941 » Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician († 2005)
• 1942 » Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author
• 1942 » Lupe Ontiveros, American actress († 2012)
• 1942 » Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator
• 1944 » Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic
• 1944 » Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 » Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer
• 1945 » Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader
• 1945 » David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
• 1945 » Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach

• 1933 » Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)
• 1937 » Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)
• 1938 » Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
• 1943 » Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)
• 1948 » Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
• 1948 » Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
• 1951 » Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1953 » David Munson, American runner (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Hans Feige, German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880)

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

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

• 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
• January 18 » Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
• April 19 » Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16.
• June 3 » In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
• June 24 » US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
• July 5 » World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
• July 19 » World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.

The temperature on September 17, 1943 was between 9.0 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.