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• Agatha Johanna Scholten, Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Antonius Broeders, Raamsdonk († 1987)
• Albert Oorlynck, Brugge, België
• BLONDIA († 1903)
• Aaltje Schilder, Volendam († 1984)
• Alida Maria Geertruida Okkes, Amsterdam
• Adrianus Rijken, Sint-Michielsgestel († 1904)
• Anna Gertrude Schouten, Amsterdam († 1987)
• Anna Geneva Rock, Arlene, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1939)
• Aart Kroeskamp, Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland († 1991)

• Andreas Sandten (0), Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Bonne Tjeerds Veninga (72), Giekerk, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida den Outer (69), Haarlemmermeer
• Anna Maria Van Bussel (0), Asten
• Aaltje VAN VUGT (71), Papendrecht,Zuid-Holland,NEDERLAND
• Berendina Lubbers (51), Moxee City, Yakima, Washington, United States
• BLONDIA (0)
• Ate Jetzes de Vries (72), Oudega
• Coleta Van den Bolck, Rupelmonde
• Anthonie van der Valck (81), Zandvoort

• 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)
• 1909 » Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader († 1985)
• 1909 » Wilf Copping, English footballer († 1980)
• 1911 » Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer († 1995)

• 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. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
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.
• January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
• June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
• June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
• July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
• July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
• August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.

The temperature on August 17, 1903 was between 9.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%).