About the day » Sunday June 17, 1900Calender converter

• Ansems, Vessem († 1900)
• Albert Koller, Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland († 1978)
• Adrianus Stroop, Terheijden
• Adrianus Stroop, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1993)
• Aaltje van Gorkum, Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Francisca Margaretha van der Loos, Maasland
• Adriana Maria Wilhelmina Theresia Mathijsen, Tilburg, Nederland († 1968)
• Albert Bakker, Kloosterveen
• Agnes Maria van der Kint, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Abraham Priem, Sint Maartensdijk gem. Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland NED

• Antonius Aloysius Leemkuil (2), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus (Adriaan) MULDERS (86), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus van Koot (53), Hoogland
• Amelia Mathildis MATTHIJS (39), Moorsel,9310,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Anna Elmina "Annie" Egger (69), Caledonia, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
• Arie van Willigen (0), Rotterdam
• Antje Koenes Lolkema (56), Noord Eschmarke (Lonneker)
• Annigje van Heteren (28), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Braak (66), Obdam
• Alida Susanna Geertruida Bergmeier (48), Amsterdam

• 1897 » Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro, Brazilian girl, popular saint († 1911)
• 1898 » Carl Hermann, German physicist and academic († 1961)
• 1898 » Harry Patch, English soldier and firefighter († 2009)
• 1898 » M. C. Escher, Dutch illustrator († 1972)
• 1900 » Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent († 2000)
• 1900 » Martin Bormann, German politician († 1945)
• 1902 » Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer († 1982)
• 1902 » Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer († 1989)
• 1903 » Ruth Graves Wakefield, American chef, created the chocolate chip cookie († 1977)
• 1904 » Ralph Bellamy, American actor († 1991)

• 1866 » Joseph Méry, French poet and author (b. 1798)
• 1889 » Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (b. ~1840)
• 1898 » Edward Burne-Jones, English soldier and painter (b. 1833)
• 1904 » Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1839)
• 1936 » Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
• 1939 » Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
• 1939 » Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (b. 1908)
• 1940 » Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)

• 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
• February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
• April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
• May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
• August 16 » The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
• November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.

The temperature on June 17, 1900 was about 17.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.