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• Albrecht Karel Victor Jozef August Joos, Hingene, België († 1972)
• Arthur Ernest Sr Haines, London GB († 2007)
• Adrianus Johannes de Boer, Landsmeer Noord-Holland († 1989)
• antonia dinand leeuwis, nieuwkerk (nederland) († 1958)
• Aaltje de Jong († 1984)
• Aldegonde Josephine Germaine Swennen, Groot-Gelmen, België († 1988)
• Albertus Johannes Roelofs, Velp (Ge), Gelderland, Nederland († 1996)
• Arie Verwoert, Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1917)
• Annie Gerrits, Groeningen († 1991)
• Aaltje Brunsting, Beilen († 1994)

• Andries Aalders (80), Vlaardingen
• Arend Booij (1), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anders Fredrik Nordin (86), Bollungen, Sundals-Ryr (P)
• Aleksandr Sergeïevich Obolenski (76)
• Albertus Busman (83), Emmen
• Anton Rudolf Dornberger (54), Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Anna Mechtildis Lemmens (74), Gemeente Beek, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Goossens (79), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Aalbertus Johannes van Voorthuizen (70), Rijswijk (Maurik) (GL)
• Anna Katrina Campen (92), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland

• 1913 » George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot († 1991)
• 1914 » Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer († 1990)
• 1916 » Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player († 2006)
• 1916 » Ken Wharton, English race car driver († 1957)
• 1917 » Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright († 1994)
• 1918 » Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer († 2016)
• 1918 » Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin († 2014)
• 1919 » Douglas Warren, Australian bishop († 2013)
• 1920 » Éric Rohmer, French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter († 2010)
• 1920 » Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player († 1970)

• 1891 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)
• 1915 » Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
• 1920 » Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
• 1932 » Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (b. 1871)
• 1934 » Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
• 1934 » Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)
• 1936 » Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
• 1939 » Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)

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.
• 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 current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
• March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
• June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
• November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
• December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.

The temperature on March 21, 1917 was between -1.5 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.