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• Antoinetta Maria Gerarda Agt, van, Eindhoven
• Andre Vanderhaeghe, Wormhout, Friesland, Nederland († 1962)
• Andrew Mein, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States († 1994)
• Adriaan Jacobus Antonius Vermeeren, Breda († 1954)
• anna catharina alderden, aalsmeer
• Antonius Michiel (Michel) Vossen, Nederweert († 2000)
• Alle Deelstra, Zevenhuizen (Leek) († 1993)
• Antje Tepper, Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Albert Aerts, Duffel († 1981)
• Adrioaan Johan Janssen, Nijmegen († 1987)

• Alphonsus Hubertus Habets (18), Itteren, Maastricht
• Adriana Kok (59), Snelrewaard, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Albertien Vennink (61), Assen
• Barend Strasters (92), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria van der Keur (2), Rotterdam
• Anson Perry WINSOR (98), St George, Washington, Utah, United States
• Aaltje Hogenkamp (0), Ommen
• Albert Jan van der Wijk (0), de Leeuwte (Vollenhove, Ambt)
• Andries van der Baars (78), Vlaardingen
• Anna Casperdina de Graaf (78), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1914 » John Hersey, American journalist and author († 1993)
• 1915 » David "Stringbean" Akeman, American singer and banjo player († 1973)
• 1915 » Marcel Cadieux, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States († 1981)
• 1916 » Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1999)
• 1917 » Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba († 2010)
• 1918 » Ajahn Chah, Thai monk and educator († 1992)
• 1919 » Beryl Reid, English actress († 1996)
• 1919 » John Moffat, Scottish lieutenant and pilot († 2016)
• 1919 » William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic († 2011)
• 1920 » Jacob H. Gilbert, American lawyer and politician († 1981)

• 1889 » Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (b. ~1840)
• 1898 » Edward Burne-Jones, English soldier and painter (b. 1833)
• 1904 » Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1839)
• 1936 » Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
• 1939 » Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
• 1939 » Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (b. 1908)
• 1940 » Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
• 1952 » Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)

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 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
• June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
• July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
• August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
• October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
• November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The temperature on June 17, 1917 was between 12.0 °C and 30.9 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.