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• Abraham Antonie Quist, Schoondijke gem. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NED († 1990)
• Alexander Sluijser, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Aaltje van Leeuwen, Loppersum († 1931)
• Adriana Hendrika Vlottes, Duisburg, Duitsland
• Adrianus Delissen, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• Aaltje van Leeuwen, Loppersum (gem. Eemsdelta) († 1933)
• Aart Marinus van der Elst, Dordrecht, Nederland († 1993)
• Aleida Theodora Catharina Keukens, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1933)
• , Buggenum, Nederland († 1992)
• Albertus Christianus van Lith, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1911)

• Albertus Meester (0), Andijk, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Catharina ter Burg (37), Den Helder
• Adrianus Warmerdam (1), Gemeente Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries den Besten (90), Nieuwland, Nederland
• Antje Pieper (75), Vlagtwedde (Groningen)
• Wilhelmus Cornel (76), Raamsdonkveer
• de Jong (0), Veenwouden
• Adrianus Warmerdam (1), Noordwijkerhout
• Allerdina Kuizinga (74), Baflo
• Pieternella Dronkers (79), Ellewoutsdijk

• 1906 » Mary Brian, American actress († 2002)
• 1908 » Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 2007)
• 1908 » Red Barber, American sportscaster († 1992)
• 1910 » Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1911 » Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar († 1984)
• 1912 » Andre Norton, American author († 2005)
• 1914 » Arthur Kennedy, American actor († 1990)
• 1914 » Wayne Morris, American actor and producer († 1959)
• 1916 » Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot († 1940)
• 1916 » Don Tallon, Australian cricketer († 1984)

• 1874 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
• 1890 » Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
• 1905 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
• 1912 » Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
• 1919 » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
• 1934 » Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
• 1934 » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
• 1946 » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)

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

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

• 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 6.0 million citizens.
• April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
• May 15 » More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
• July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
• September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
• November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
• December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.

The temperature on February 17, 1911 was between 7.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.