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• Arie Kastelein, Zegveld, Utrecht, Nederland († 1997)
• Adolph Jeppe Lanz, Watergraafsmeer († 2003)
• Antoon Pieter Schuurmans, Sint-Michielsgestel († 1996)
• Anna Heuts († 1918)
• Arie Borghardus Willem BERKELAAR, Gombong, Java, Nederlandsch Oist-Indië († 1972)
• Annigjen (Annigje) Deinum, Lemmer († 2006)
• Adrianus Nekeman, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
• Antonius Adriaan Bruinhout, Den Helder, Nederland († 1993)
• Anna Heuts, Heer, Limburg, Nederland († 1918)
• Adrianus Doorn, Melissant, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1976)

• Arthur James * O'NEILL (76), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Aafke van Asch (4), Ermelo
• Arie Dammisz van 't ZELFDE (87), Zwijndrecht
• Arie VAN 'T ZELFDE (87), Zwijndrecht, Gemeente Zwijndrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
• Adriana Petronelle Helena Linders (0), Nuenen
• Albertus Spaaij (80), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albert DE VOGEL (0), Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Netherlands
• Benjamin Stegenga Steegenga (76), Wijckel (Gaasterland)
• Albertje Havinga (74), De Kiel, Hoogezand, Groningen, Nederland
• Afke Klaren, Klazen (35), Tjalleberd, Aengwirden

• 1912 » John Frost, Indian-English general († 1993)
• 1914 » Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist († 1966)
• 1915 » Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet († 1996)
• 1917 » Evelyn Knight, American singer († 2007)
• 1917 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author († 1962)
• 1918 » Ray Graves, American football player and coach († 2015)
• 1919 » Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier († 2017)
• 1919 » Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician († 2007)
• 1920 » Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter († 1999)
• 1922 » Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop († 2014)

• 1889 » George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (b. 1831)
• 1889 » Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
• 1890 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1909 » Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)
• 1910 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (b. 1884)
• 1910 » John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (b. 1868)
• 1921 » Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)
• 1936 » Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (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. 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.
• March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
• March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
• May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
• May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
• July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
• November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on December 31, 1917 was between -6.1 °C and -1.1 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.