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• Alida Joanna Verhoef, De Bilt
• Aalbert de Bruin, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Alphonsius Jacobus Antonius Bardoel, Gassel
• Albertus Josephus Maria de Koning, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
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• Adrianus Wouter Jozef Stolk, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia van ERP, Oirschot († 1986)
• Adriana Cornelia van Erp, Oirschot († 1986)
• Antonius Petrus Franciscus Ebbelaar, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• Adrianus Jacobsz van de Merwe, Hekelingen, zh.nld

• Arend Michel (1), Dedemsvaart
• Anna Peek (52), Hagestein
• Anna Elisabeth Kleijnen (83)
• Anthonij de Vreede (59), Utrecht
• Anje Nannings Fiat (52), Middelstum
• Amel Van Der Heiden (80), Charles Mix County, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
• Amel (Emel) van der Heiden (Vander Heiden, VanderHeiden) (80), Charles Mix County, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
• Hodes (0), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Kemper (83), Dordrecht, Nederland
• Anneke de Graaff (68), Renkum

• 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)
• 1919 » Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host († 1965)
• 1920 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh († 1975)

• 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)
• 1956 » Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Gerardus
13. Antonius
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
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. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• March 8 » First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
• April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
• May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
• August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
• August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
• August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.

The temperature on March 17, 1914 was between 2.8 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.