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April 16, 1917Died on Tuesday April 17, 1917
- Anna L Nash (65), Bourbon, Douglas, Illinois, United States
- Anna, Klara Richter (71), Amsterdam (noord-holland)
- Anna Cornelia Geijsbeek Molenaar (63), Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Anna Cornelia Nys (73), Kalmthout, België
- Aaltjen Hekkelman (4), Vierakker
- Adrianus van Dal (1), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertus Cornelis van den Hoek (66), Nieuwer-Amstel
- Aafke VOS (39), Groningen
- Adriana Maria van der Heijden (70), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia de Groot (65), Gemert 54
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 17, 1917 at Delpher
Born on April 17
- 1914 » George Davis, American art director († 1984)
- 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)
- 1918 » William Holden, American actor († 1981)
- 1919 » Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress († 2012)
- 1919 » Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec († 2016)
Died on April 17
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1917
- 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.
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
- November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
- December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
The weather on Tuesday April 17, 1917
The temperature on April 17, 1917 was between -0.7 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI