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• Adriana Maria de Louw, Borkel en Schaft, 5556, Nederland († 1930)
• Anna de Bruijn, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alfons Engelen, Olmen, Antwerpen, België († 1987)
• Alan Turner Andrews, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa († 1922)
• Aaltje Ros, Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
• Albertus Pieters, Haren (Gn) († 1992)
• Adriana Anthonia Cruson, Nieuwvliet
• van Riessen, Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands († 1914)
• Adriana Burgje de Vries, Capelle aan de IJssel
• Andries Andriesen Weijs, Wanneperveen

• Angelina Rebecca McDonald (70), Mason, Mason, Texas, United States
• Adriana van der Spek (83), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Allert van der Meer (67), Harlingen
• Abraham Steffens (87), Steenwijk
• Anna Cornelia van Gilst (46), Rotterdam
• Albertus Bosman (45)
• Anna Maria Pik (88), Amsterdam
• Arend Janszn. Sloot (68), Westerbroek, Nederland
• Cardinaal (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andrew Harvey Pitner (90), Seymout, Tennessee, United States

• 1911 » Hervé Bazin, French author and poet († 1996)
• 1912 » Marta Eggerth, Jewish-Hungarian-American actress and singer († 2013)
• 1914 » George Davis, American art director († 1984)
• 1914 » Mac Raboy, American illustrator († 1967)
• 1915 » Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota († 2003)
• 1915 » Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier († 2009)
• 1915 » Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter († 1999)
• 1916 » A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician († 1981)
• 1916 » Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, world's first female prime minister († 2000)
• 1916 » Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar († 1989)

• 1888 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)
• 1892 » Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
• 1921 » Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)
• 1923 » Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
• 1933 » Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
• 1936 » Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
• 1942 » Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (b. 1893)
• 1944 » J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)

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.
• July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
• July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
• August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
• August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
• September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
• October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.

The temperature on April 17, 1914 was between 1.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.