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• Albert de Schiffart, Hartwerd († 1988)
• Albert B. Corbin Sr., Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
• Adriana Groeneweg, Numansdorp, Cromstrijen, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands († 1979)
• Eijsermans, Goirle († 1903)
• Andries Cornelis SCHUT, Vreeswijk Utrecht Netherlands († 1977)
• Aafje Dekker, St-Maarten
• Albertus Adriaan Versteeg, Utrecht, Nederland († 1904)
• Adriana Pieternella van der Wel, Rotterdam
• Albertus Hut, Oudezijl († 1904)
• Alida Johanna van EIJSDEN, Dordrecht

• Anthonie Roelofsz de Jager (27), Zuilen UTR
• Annichje Lanting (25), Zwinderen
• Apollonia Cornelia van Wissen (64), Den Haag
• Anna Maria Maas (0), 's-Hertogenbosch (N.Br)
• leendert Nieuwenhuijze (53), Nisse
• Adrianus Ram (0), Utrecht
• Eijsermans (0), Goirle
• Annegien de Vries (0), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Anthonie de Jager (27)
• Anthonie de Jager (27), Zuilen

• 1900 » Hughie Critz, American baseball player († 1980)
• 1900 » J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation († 1985)
• 1900 » Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom († 1986)
• 1900 » Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist († 1963)
• 1901 » Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor († 1972)
• 1902 » Bea Miles, Australian author († 1973)
• 1903 » Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet († 1966)
• 1903 » Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer († 1984)
• 1903 » Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna († 1971)
• 1905 » Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe († 1959)

• 1894 » Deng Shichang, Chinese captain (b. 1849)
• 1899 » Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (b. 1842)
• 1907 » Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)
• 1908 » Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
• 1908 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
• 1909 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1838)
• 1911 » Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1842)
• 1925 » Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)

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

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

• 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
• March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
• April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
• June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
• July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
• October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
• November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

The temperature on September 17, 1903 was between 4.9 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (49%).