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Born on Saturday December 22, 1917
- Alberdina Hilbrink, Amsterdam
- Amalia Fredeika Joseph, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie († 1969)
- Alberdina Hilbrink, Amsterdam († 2009)
- Alberta Cornelia Huigen († 1993)
- Angeline Snetselaar († 2001)
- Barbara Catharina (Babs) Hersbach, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2000)
- Ben Stoffelen († 1989)
- Nijmeijer, Easterga, Friesland, Nederland
- Blaue, Fehndorf, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1917)
- Aldegonde MAES, 3630 Mechelen aan de Maas,Maasmechelen,Limburg,Belgie († 1973)
Died on Saturday December 22, 1917
- Voortman, Monnickendam
- Andries verhoeff (58), Amsterdam
- Alida de Leeuw (1), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Anna Catharina VERHEIJDEN (77), Eersel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Molenaar (0)
- Andries Aarden (56), Leeuwarden, Nederland
- Andries Aarden (56), Leeuwarden, Nederland
- Alphonse LECLERC (71)
- Anna Dols (69), Waconia, Carver, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Klein (73), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 22, 1917 at Delpher
Born on December 22
- 1912 » Elias Degiannis, Greek commander († 1943)
- 1912 » Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States († 2007)
- 1913 » Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler († 1998)
- 1915 » Barbara Billingsley, American actress († 2010)
- 1915 » Phillip Glasier, English author and academic († 2000)
- 1917 » Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor († 1999)
- 1921 » Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer († 1996)
- 1921 » Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1963)
- 1922 » Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 2015)
- 1922 » Ruth Roman, American actress († 1999)
Died on December 22
- 1899 » Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)
- 1902 » Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)
- 1915 » Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)
- 1917 » Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)
- 1918 » Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)
- 1919 » Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)
- 1925 » Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
- 1939 » Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)
- 1940 » Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
- 1941 » Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
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.
- February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
- February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
- December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
Weather December 22, 1917
The temperature on December 22, 1917 was between -7.3 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.