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• Carolina Jussen, Vaals († 1933)
• Annie van Hulst († 1999)
• Alice Marie Josèphe GOACHET, Bourg-Blanc, 29015, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 2006)
• Adriana Maria Schoorl, IJmuiden, Nederland († 1985)
• Anna Maria Segers, Teteringen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1968)
• Alphonsus Colpaart, Hontenisse,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1988)
• Andre Henri Joseph Falise, Aalst-bij-Sint-Truiden, België († 2009)
• Aaltje Hogenkamp, Ommen († 1917)
• Adriana Josephina Musters, Besoijen, Nederland († 2012)
• Anna Helena Josephina Meesters, Hoensbroek, Heerlen († 1962)

• Anna Harmina Vreman (75), Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Baukje Berends van Herksen, Leeuwarden
• Anthonius van Velzen (1), Warmond
• Anthonie van der Maaren Jansen (33), Haarlem
• Antonia Wilhelmina Gerritsen (75), Doetinchem
• Aaltje Enzerink (64), Almen
• Annette Cornelia Vos (71), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Praamstra (2), Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Klaster (87)
• Arend den Ouden (82), Nieuw-Helvoet

• 1914 » Milbourne Christopher, American magician and author († 1984)
• 1915 » Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe († 2014)
• 1915 » Vasily Zaytsev, Russian captain († 1991)
• 1917 » Harry Cranbrook Allen, English historian († 1998)
• 1918 » Helene Hale, American politician († 2013)
• 1918 » Naoki Kazu, Japanese football player (d.1940s)
• 1918 » Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant († 1992)
• 1919 » Carl Graffunder, American architect and educator († 2013)
• 1920 » Neal Edward Smith, American pilot, lawyer and politician
• 1920 » Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager († 2013)

• 1883 » Arthur Macalister, Scottish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1818)
• 1884 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman (b. 1824)
• 1910 » Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
• 1923 » Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
• 1931 » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)
• 1931 » Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1953 » Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (b. 1877)

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

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

• 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 6.5 million citizens.
• February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
• March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
• March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
• April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
• May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
• October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.

The temperature on March 23, 1917 was between -3.3 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.