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Born on Monday October 8, 1917
- Céline Marie‑Jeanne (Jeanne) Lambilotte, Sint-Truiden, België († 2004)
- Anna Maria Tepe, Nederland († 1955)
- Anna Alida de Jong, Broek op L'dijk († 1945)
- Arina (Annie) Groeneveld, Vierpolders († 2013)
- Alice Myrtle Lawry, Rockland, Knox, Maine, Verenigde Staten († 1981)
- Barend (Bob) Brouwer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
- Bernardus Henricus de Zwart, Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
- Carolina Telkamp, Amsterdam († 1986)
- Christina A Bemelman, Leiden (Z-H) († 1986)
- Anna Jacoba Bader, Noordwijkerhout († 1994)
Died on Monday October 8, 1917
- Adriaan Dieleman (6), Hoek, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Anna* Elise Künnemann (33), Everswinkel
- Albertha Johanna Hendrika van Eijsden (80), Zwolle (O)
- Antoon Alfons Van Nimmen (20), Lidzbark Warmiński
- Antje Koerts (2), Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
- Aafje Pons (73), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan van der Kleijn (24), Dinteloord
- Alberta Johanna Hendrika van Eijsden- (80), Zwolle, Nederland
- Anna Maria van der Meulen (74), Leeuwarden,Gemeente Leeuwarden,Friesland,Netherlands
- Alonzo Thayer (73), Portland, Chautauqua County, New York, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 8, 1917 at Delpher
Born on October 8
- 1913 » Robert R. Gilruth, American pilot and engineer († 2000)
- 1917 » Billy Conn, American boxer († 1993)
- 1917 » Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1976)
- 1917 » Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1985)
- 1917 » Walter Lord, American historian and author († 2002)
- 1918 » Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician († 2012)
- 1918 » Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2018)
- 1919 » Jack McGrath, American race car driver († 1955)
- 1919 » Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan († 2007)
- 1920 » Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author († 1986)
Died on October 8
- 1897 » Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
- 1928 » Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
- 1931 » John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
- 1936 » Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1845)
- 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
- 1936 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
- 1936 » William Henry Stark, American businessman (b. 1851)
- 1942 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
- 1944 » Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
- 1945 » Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (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.
- July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
- July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
- July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
- September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
- October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
- December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
The weather on Monday October 8, 1917
The temperature on October 8, 1917 was between 7.0 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 21.4 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI