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• André van Bastelaer, Bruxelles, Belgique († 1990)
• Alfons Deceuninck, Oostnieuwkerke († 1978)
• Anna Maria Bloem, Wiene, Ambt Delden, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1951)
• Alida van Dam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Adriana de Held, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1979)
• Adriaan van der Zalm, Rotterdam († 1909)
• Adriana Hendrika(2) van den Bos, Delft († 1985)
• Albertus Marinus Johannes Bachmann, Amsterdam
• (Stillborn) GJALTEMA, Achtkarspelen Friesland Netherlands († 1907)
• Alverna Johnson, Marseilles, La Salle Co., IL († 1928)

• Corstiaan van der Giessen (78), Herkingen (Goeree-Overflakkee-Zh)
• Andreas Kluten (0), Kerkrade
• Carolina Engelina Levert (71), Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands
• Cornelis Johannes van Verseveld (72), Wamel, Nederland
• (Stillborn) GJALTEMA (0), Achtkarspelen Friesland Netherlands
• Dominicus Doom (80), Steenwijkerwold
• Carolus Ludovicus Bouweraerts (77), Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
• Catharina Gijsberta Nesse (79), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Dirk van Hamersveld, Achteveld
• Cornelia Johanna van Laar (0), De Bilt

• 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)
• 1906 » Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist († 2010)
• 1906 » J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka († 1996)
• 1907 » Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States († 1995)
• 1908 » John Creasey, English author and politician († 1973)
• 1908 » Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral († 1973)
• 1909 » Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator († 1968)

• 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. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
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 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 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
• August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
• August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
• October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
• December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
• December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

The temperature on September 17, 1907 was between 9.6 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.