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• Albert VanDyke, Chicago Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Ankje Elzinga, Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland († 2001)
• Anna Panis, Maastricht († 2002)
• Markus, Seloredjo, Djombang, Dutch Indies († 2000)
• Anna Schaffrath, Mönchengladbach-Wickrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1985)
• Janssens, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1917)
• Andries Knotter, Schiedam, Nederland († 1940)
• Aubrey Uriah van der Watt, Turffontein, Pietersburg, Transvaal, South Africa († 1984)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Korstjens, Haarlem († 1966)
• Arnoldus Stoop, Zevenbergen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)

• Adriana Gravendeel (1)
• Adriaan Johannes But (39), Vlissingen
• Alida Petronella Zandbergen (16), Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aaltje Visscher (7), Wilsum, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Hugo (77), Hamont (B)
• Anna HOENDERDOS (74), Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Bertha Vananderoye (1), Alken, België
• Anne Catherine Hermans (59)
• Alphonsus Joannes Baptist Simon (62), Oostende
• Anselmus Alphonsus Geukens (17), Meerhout Zittaart

• 1915 » Joy Davidman, Polish-Ukrainian Jewish American poet and author († 1960)
• 1916 » Carl Burgos, American illustrator († 1984)
• 1916 » Doug Peden, Canadian basketball player († 2005)
• 1917 » Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player († 1947)
• 1918 » André Bazin, French critic and theorist († 1958)
• 1918 » Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, founded CliffsNotes († 2001)
• 1918 » Gabriel Axel, Danish-French actor, director, and producer († 2014)
• 1918 » Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter († 2018)
• 1918 » Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer († 2004)
• 1919 » Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer († 2001)

• 1898 » Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (b. 1826)
• 1906 » Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846)
• 1912 » Martha Ripley, American physician (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist and academic (b. 1858)
• 1923 » Savina Petrilli, Italian religious leader (b. 1851)
• 1936 » Milton Brown, American singer and bandleader (b. 1903)
• 1936 » Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1879)
• 1938 » George Bryant, American archer (b. 1878)
• 1942 » Aleksander Mitt, Estonian speed skater (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American heiress, sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (b. 1875)

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.
• 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 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
• October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
• November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
• December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.
• December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.

The temperature on April 18, 1917 was between -1.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.