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Born on Thursday November 8, 1917
- Arnold Wemerman, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1922)
- Anna Geertruida Keijer, Huizen († 1978)
- Aaltje Timmers, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berend Veldsink († 2012)
- Bastiaan Dekker, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
- Arthus Hubertus Josephus Aloysius SPRONCK, Gronsveld († 1994)
- Abraham Conelissen, Utrecht († 1994)
- Aaltje Figge, Hengelo († 2023)
- Antje Blauw, Opeinde († 1918)
- Adrianus Joannes Maria van Iersel, Tilburg († 1989)
Died on Thursday November 8, 1917
- Albertje Roelfsdr. Schuur (72), Sappemeer, Nederland
- Berendje van 't Hul (61), Kampen, Nederland
- Cornelis den HARTOG (55), Dordrecht
- Anthonius_Martinus Steijger (78), Delft
- Alberta Rozendaal (61), Lenthe (Dalfsen)
- Betje Koster (70), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Berendje Kornelis van 't Hul (61), Kampereiland, Overijssel Netherlands
- Anna Maria Geertruida Schräder ongehuwd (67), Culemborg, Gld, Nederland
- Carolina Bernardina Keijser (74), Amsterdam
- Barbara Petronella Regeer (15), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 8, 1917 at Delpher
Born on November 8
- 1912 » June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer († 2010)
- 1913 » Lou Ambers, American boxer († 1995)
- 1914 » Norman Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer
- 1918 » Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher († 2015)
- 1918 » Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier († 1999)
- 1919 » James S. Ackerman, American historian and academic († 2016)
- 1920 » Esther Rolle, American actress († 1998)
- 1920 » Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal († 2012)
- 1920 » Sitara Devi, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer († 2014)
- 1921 » Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic († 2012)
Died on November 8
- 1887 » Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
- 1890 » César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)
- 1895 » Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (b. 1828)
- 1901 » James Agnew, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
- 1905 » Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)
- 1917 » Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1879)
- 1921 » Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (b. 1849)
- 1934 » Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1879)
- 1944 » Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
- 1945 » August von Mackensen, German field marshal (b. 1849)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Helena
- Trijntje
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 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- 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.
- 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.
Weather November 8, 1917
The temperature on November 8, 1917 was between 1.7 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.