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Born on Thursday October 17, 1907
- Adriana, Jacoba, Catharina van Tiggelen, Roosendaal
- Adriana Jacoba Catharina Tiggelen van, Rucphen († 1941)
- (Stillborn) VAN DE RUIJT, Den Haag Zuid-Holland Netherlands († 1907)
- Alberta Jansen, Baarle-Nassau,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)
- Aafke Boonstra, Tolbert (Gem Leek) († 1989)
- Agatha Petronella Maria Grootscholten, Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Agada Meijvogel, Katwijk († 1995)
- Aafje Jacobdr Tromp, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1984)
- Alice Huyghebaert, Koekelare († 1977)
- Adrianus Jacobus Ebbelaar, Bussum († 1907)
Died on Thursday October 17, 1907
- Berendina Magendans (62), Arnhem
- Alida Jacoba Petronella Bosman (38), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alberdine Grotenhuis (84), Eibergen
- Arend Bakker (16), Meppel, Nederland
- Barrow Baruth Mish (57), San Francisco, California, Verenigde Staten
- Aaltien Siebring (86), Eext (Anloo)
- Albert Selders (1), Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland
- "Wilhelm" Maximilian Theodor von Biberstein (90), Ravensburg, Germany
- ADRIANUS DEGROOT (78), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Aaltien Jacobs Siebring (86), Eext, Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 17, 1907 at Delpher
Born on October 17
- 1905 » Leopoldo Benites, Ecuadorian diplomat 28th president of the United Nations General Assembly († 1996)
- 1906 » Paul Derringer, American baseball player († 1987)
- 1907 » John Marley, American actor († 1984)
- 1908 » Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress († 1988)
- 1908 » Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician († 2007)
- 1908 » Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1969)
- 1908 » Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player († 1980)
- 1909 » Cozy Cole, American drummer († 1981)
- 1909 » Joaquín Satrústegui, Spanish lawyer and politician († 1992)
- 1909 » Leopoldo Panero, Spanish poet († 1962)
Died on October 17
- 1868 » Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)
- 1887 » Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)
- 1889 » Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828)
- 1893 » Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808)
- 1910 » Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)
- 1918 » Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886)
- 1928 » Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
- 1931 » Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884)
- 1937 » J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862)
- 1938 » Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
Names that were popular for boys in 1907
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1907
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Christina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1907
- 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
- February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
- March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
- October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
- November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
- December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
The weather on Thursday October 17, 1907
The temperature on October 17, 1907 was between 8.0 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI