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• Albertus Fredericus Kupper, Eibergen Berkelland Gelderland Nederland
• Aloisius Hubertus Claessen, Melick en Herkenbosch († 1998)
• Anthonij van Spronsen, Monster
• Anna Maria Gertrudis Heemels, Koningsbosch, Netherlands († 1979)
• Antje Kruizinga, Zuidbroek, Menterwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1996)
• Alain Biebuyck († 1965)
• Aaltje Dekker, Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Annie Grefkens, 's-Hertogenbosch,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1994)
• Adrianus Rietveld, berkel en rodenrijs (zuid holland)
• Adriana Alida Meijer, Rotterdam

• A Vrensen (79), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adrianus de Man (60), Constantinopel (Istanbul, Turkije)
• Albertus Wichers (27), Doesburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anethel Tuggle (24)
• Antonius Leonardus Wierckx (0), Bergen op Zoom
• Amélie Brackenier (20), Herrin, Nord, France
• Adriana Cornelia Spapens (0), Goirle
• Adrianus Elberse (0), Jutphaas
• Berendina Bekman (59), Hulsen
• Adrianus van Doornspeek (0), Eck en Wiel

• 1912 » Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress († 2011)
• 1912 » Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator († 1995)
• 1914 » Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan († 1996)
• 1914 » Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman († 2008)
• 1914 » William Grut, Swedish pentathlete († 2012)
• 1915 » M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director († 2011)
• 1916 » Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author and poet († 2014)
• 1917 » Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1917 » Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator († 1995)
• 1918 » Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company († 2012)

• 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)
• 1933 » Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)

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.
• 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.
• July 29 » The Cape Cod Canal opened.
• August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
• August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
• September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

The temperature on September 17, 1914 was between 10.9 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.