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• Berendina SLUIJTER, Amsterdam, 4458, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
• Akke Freerks Ruward, Marssum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2012)
• Bernita Rayetta Morrison, Arizona, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Annechien Jakobs Brouwer, Appelscha († 1984)
• Abraham Vlessing, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Anna van der Zwaag, Adorp, Groningen, Nederland
• Gepkediena Margiena de Jonge, Oranjedorp Emmen († 1916)
• Andrew T. Bergman, Little Chute, Outagamie County, Wisconsin (USA) († 2001)
• Adolf Gustaaf Jacobs, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Arij Dijkshoorn, Maasland († 1987)

• Elma Coombs (1), Richfield, Conejos, Colorado, Verenigde Staten
• Egbert Hindriks Schimmel (76), Emmen
• Anna Isabella van der STEE (73), Zandvliet, Antwerpen, Belgie
• Albert Hermsen (0), Echteld
• Ellen Cornelia Covington (31), Loa, Wayne County, Utah, United States of America
• Antje Vermaas (77), Naarden
• Dirk Harteveld (5), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Groen (70), Oudkarspel, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alfred Lubbock (70)
• Cornelis Engelbertus de Jongh (66), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1913 » Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building († 1997)
• 1914 » Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator († 1990)
• 1915 » Arthur Rothstein, American photographer and educator († 1985)
• 1915 » Bijon Bhattacharya, Indian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1978)
• 1917 » Christiane Rochefort, French author († 1998)
• 1917 » Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey († 2015)
• 1917 » Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager († 2001)
• 1917 » Phyllis Diller, American actress, comedian, and voice artist († 2012)
• 1918 » Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan soldier and politician, President of Guatemala († 2003)
• 1918 » Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1980)

• 1894 » Leconte de Lisle, French poet and translator (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
• 1907 » Hector Malot, French author and critic (b. 1830)
• 1912 » Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1854)
• 1918 » Victims of the Shooting of the Romanov family
• 1925 » Lovis Corinth, German painter (b. 1858)
• 1928 » Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (b. 1880)
• 1928 » Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1842)
• 1932 » Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor, singer, and director (b. 1862)
• 1935 » George William Russell, Irish poet and painter (b. 1867)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
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 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 6.4 million citizens.
• January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
• January 12 » Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.
• January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
• April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
• August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
• November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.

The temperature on July 17, 1916 was between 9.9 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.