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Born on Sunday October 7, 1917
- Adrianus Hubertus van der Vlist, Wilnis, Utrecht, Nederland († 1920)
- Antoon van Wees, Wijchen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1987)
- Arendje de Vreugd, Katwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 2004)
- Andries ENGELEN, Lommel († 1979)
- -- Gret, Rotterdam
- Aron Leo Cats
- Aukje Vlaskamp, Hardegarijp († 2005)
- Adrianus Verkleij, Amsterdam († 1944)
- Adriaan Cornelis Mendel († 1998)
- Adrianus Maria Dolle, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
Died on Sunday October 7, 1917
- Anthonie (Femmechien Mazeneer (born Scheiuit)) Mazeneer (77), Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Catharina Mocking (81), Gouda
- Anthonie MAZENEER (77), Emmen
- Antoni Mazenier (77), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Vermeiren, Zundert
- Aletha C. Hunt (0)
- Annegien Van Dijken (97), Groningen
- Alida J VanZuiden (9), Fulton, Whiteside Ill, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Catharina Maria Zimmer (80), Arnhem, Gemeente Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- CAMILLE - CYRILLE - CORNELIS VANNESTE (32), Beveren-Ijzer, 8691, Belgique
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 7, 1917 at Delpher
Born on October 7
- 1914 » Alfred Drake, American actor and singer († 1992)
- 1914 » Begum Akhtar, Indian actress († 1974)
- 1914 » Herman Keiser, American golfer († 2003)
- 1914 » Sarah Churchill, English actress († 1982)
- 1917 » June Allyson, American actress († 2006)
- 1918 » Harry V. Jaffa, American historian, philosopher, and academic († 2015)
- 1919 » Georges Duby, French historian and author († 1996)
- 1919 » Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic († 2006)
- 1919 » Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia († 2011)
- 1920 » Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence († 2012)
Died on October 7
- 1894 » Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (b. 1809)
- 1903 » Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
- 1904 » Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (b. 1831)
- 1906 » Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)
- 1911 » John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and physician (b. 1835)
- 1919 » Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)
- 1925 » Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
- 1926 » Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (b. 1856)
- 1933 » Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
- 1939 » Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)
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.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
- December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.
The weather on Sunday October 7, 1917
The temperature on October 7, 1917 was between 5.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI