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• Ane Pieter Marra, Oosterbierum († 2000)
• Adolf Slot, Zuilen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1995)
• Agathe (Jade) ADAMA VAN SCHELTEMA, Parée, Kediri,Oost-Java, Nederlands-Indië († 2014)
• ten Caat, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands († 1917)
• Aaltje Veldman, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1993)
• Albert Kuperus, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alvin Raymond Justine, Herculaneum, Jefferson, Missouri, United States († 2004)
• Anne Dozeman, Barger-Oosterveen, Emmen († 1917)
• "Marie" Maria Hendrina Heijmen, Herwen en Aerd († 2007)
• Ane Pieter Marra, Oosterbierum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)

• Andries Helmer Bouwman (1), De Bilt
• aalt v.kleut (82), barneveld kallenbroek
• Antonie Stam (62), Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Alfons D'havé (21), Kaaskerke
• Anje Jans SMIT (79), Warfhuizen Groningen Netherlands
• Adrianus RUYSSERS (86), Achterbroek, 2920, België
• Nn Ten Caat (0), Hollandscheveld
• Adriaan Schats (82), BN
• Antonius Kerkhofs (46), Reusel
• Akke Hylkes Hornstra (75), Birdaard

• 1914 » John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer († 1995)
• 1915 » Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer († 2010)
• 1916 » Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg († 2012)
• 1917 » Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot († 2013)
• 1917 » William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author († 2016)
• 1918 » Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic († 2007)
• 1919 » Daphne Oxenford, English actress († 2012)
• 1919 » Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author († 2017)
• 1920 » Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author († 2010)
• 1920 » Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer († 2008)

• 1905 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
• 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
• 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
• 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
• 1920 » Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1925 » Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
• 1926 » Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
• 1929 » António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)

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. Arie

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.
• February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
• May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
• June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
• September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
• November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.

The temperature on October 31, 1917 was between 3.6 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.