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• Aaltje Lena Mookhoek, Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Andreas Joannes Josephus de Wijs, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amanda Mabel Brown, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada († 1931)
• Aiko Dik, Oude Pekela († 1994)
• Andreas Joannes Josephus Wijs, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Antonie Jacobus Rijk Zijlmans van Emmichoven, Rotterdam
• Aartje van Groen, Vreeland
• Spieker, Diepenveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aleida Maria Koning, Scherpenzeel († 1973)
• Andreas Joannes Josephus de Wijs, Tilburg

• Berend Hendrik Kerssemeijer (1), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Amelsvoort (0), Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelis de Prie (13), Alkemade,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Bording (29), Vlaardingen
• Corstianus Cornelis Greve (0), Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Oorschot (89), Kruisland(NB)
• (Overleden bij geboorte) Barendregt (0), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Alegonda Maria Cornelia de Groot (8), Wateringen, Nederland
• Cathanina Jansen, Heteren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arie Bon (83), Leiden

• 1893 » John Brahm, German-American director and production manager († 1982)
• 1893 » Mae West, American actress, playwright, and screenwriter († 1980)
• 1894 » William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group († 1964)
• 1896 » Leslie Groves, American general and engineer († 1970)
• 1896 » Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author († 1970)
• 1896 » Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile († 1991)
• 1900 » Pauline A. Young, African-American teacher, historian, aviator and activist († 1991)
• 1900 » Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer († 1957)
• 1904 » Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist († 1991)
• 1904 » Mary Cain, American journalist and politician († 1984)

• 1875 » Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827)
• 1897 » William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821)
• 1901 » Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842)
• 1903 » Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825)
• 1908 » Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873)
• 1909 » Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883)
• 1918 » Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)
• 1920 » Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1924 » Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851)
• 1925 » Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Petronella
15. Neeltje
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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
• February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
• June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
• August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
• August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
• September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
• September 28 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.

The temperature on August 17, 1901 was between 5.8 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (77%).