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• (Bep) Huberta Helena Antonia Linskens, - 09.1.1.3.3.2.1.3.6.9.5.4.8., Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1996)
• Adriana Huter, Leiden
• Adriana Vermaat, 's-Gravenhage
• (Stillborn) SPEK, Harlingen Friesland Netherlands († 1909)
• Anna Catharina Betlem, Velsen,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adolf Louis Driessen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Hilten, Rotterdam († 1979)
• Alida Anthonia Hendrika van Kessel, Geldermansen († 1992)
• Aleida Van Haaren, Schneppenbaum, Northrein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Alida Wilhelmina Hendrika Egberta Meijer, Zelhem, Nederland († 1959)

• Aaltje Schuurman (44), Doornspijk, Nederland
• Albert Evers Kappe (79), RUINERWOLDE (De Wolden), Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Maria Tax (geboren Nieboer) (76), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Verhoeven (0), Budel
• Anna van Omme (78), Zaandam
• Anna Maria Robben (60), Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Albert Korte (62), Hoorn, Netherlands
• Anna Mikó van Hidvég (60), Boedapest
• Anna Maria Oesters (78), Gronsveld
• Anna Margaretha Johanna Stiemie

• 1904 » Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator († 1991)
• 1906 » Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress († 1996)
• 1907 » Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium († 1991)
• 1907 » Takeo Miki, Japanese politician, 41st Prime Minister of Japan († 1988)
• 1910 » Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist († 1991)
• 1912 » Bayard Rustin, American activist († 1987)
• 1914 » Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach († 2008)
• 1915 » Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider († 2011)
• 1915 » Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader († 1985)
• 1915 » Robert S. Arbib Jr., American ornithologist, writer and conservationist († 1987)

• 1871 » Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
• 1875 » Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
• 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
• 1926 » Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
• 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (b. 1854)
• 1946 » Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
• 1956 » Fred Allen, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)

• 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
• January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
• March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
• April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
• August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.
• December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

The temperature on March 17, 1909 was between -4.0 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.