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• Ann McGrann († 1999)
• Alexander Jacobs, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Angela Leonarda Leonardus Knibbeler, Breda († 1918)
• Alfred J. Stull († 1978)
• antonius cruysbergh († 2000)
• Anna Christina Kuipéri, Klaaswaal, Cromstrijen, South Holland, Netherlands († 2008)
• Antonius CRUYSBERGH, Tegelen, Limburg, Nederland († 2000)
• Christiaan de Kok, Tilburg († 1994)
• Adriaantje van de Polder († 2013)
• Antonius Albertus Lambrechts, Wilmarsdonk († 1984)

• Alberta Johanna Gerritsen (61), Doorwerth
• adriana HUISMAN (70), strijen
• Brigitta Vermassen (63), Hillegem
• Christiaan de Kok (78), Leiden
• Antonia Loomans (74), Zundert, Nederland
• Alberta Johanna Gerritsen (62)
• Arend Theodorus Tulleken (47), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Albertus Quirinus Arkesteijn (24), Delft
• Annigje Pol (0), Hoogeveen {DR}
• Coenradus Peeren (4), Rotterdam

• 1914 » Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna († 1969)
• 1915 » Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire († 2004)
• 1917 » Beebe Steven Lynk, African-American chemist and author († 1948)
• 1917 » Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer († 1957)
• 1918 » İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author († 2008)
• 1918 » Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient († 2007)
• 1919 » Jocelyn Brando, American actress († 2005)
• 1920 » Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt († 2008)
• 1920 » Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer († 2000)
• 1920 » Ron Suart, English football player and manager († 2015)

• 1886 » Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
• 1889 » William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Renée Vivien, English-French poet (b. 1877)
• 1922 » Marcel Proust, French author and critic (b. 1871)
• 1927 » Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona Italian race car driver, explorer, and politician (b. 1871)
• 1936 » V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1872)
• 1940 » Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet and author (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1867)
• 1941 » Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)

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.
• January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
• January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
• March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
• April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
• June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
• November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.

The temperature on November 18, 1917 was between 6.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.