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• Antonius Gerhardus Altena, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 2003)
• Aagje van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Antje Benedictus, Oostermeer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2006)
• Adriaantje Cornelia van Dam, Pernis († 1938)
• Coomans, Den Haag
• Albertus van Midden († 1995)
• Albert Eveleens, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Barbara Johanna Dorothea Maria von Beesten, Berlijn-Steglitz,,Berlin,Germany († 1917)
• Antonie Jacob van den Bos, Den Haag, S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1996)
• (onbekend) Schepen, Schiedam († 1917)

• Coomans, den haag
• Aleida Grada HEBBINK (14), Zelhem, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertus Wilhelmus Gerardus Kenis (53), Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland)
• Adriana Neeltje van Nes (40), Boskoop
• Alida Rietbergen (37), Berkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Hennekam (39), Rucphen (Oudenbosch)
• Adriana Neeltje van Nes (39), Leiden
• Aart Kuijt (1), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albertus Theodorus Franciscus Beerlage (29), Oldenzaal
• Anna Sara Smits (84), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1913 » Antoni Clavé, Catalan artist († 2005)
• 1914 » Felice Borel, Italian footballer († 1993)
• 1916 » Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer († 2003)
• 1917 » Frans Gommers, Belgian footballer († 1996)
• 1917 » Robert Bloch, American author († 1994)
• 1919 » Lester James Peries, Sri Lankan director, screenwriter, and producer († 2018)
• 1920 » Alfonso Thiele, Turkish-Italian race car driver († 1986)
• 1920 » Arthur Hailey, English-Canadian soldier and author († 2004)
• 1920 » Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2001)
• 1920 » John Willem Gran, Swedish bishop († 2008)

• 1906 » Eastman Johnson, American painter (b. 1824)
• 1914 » Bernard Borggreve, German forestry scientist (b. 1836)
• 1916 » Maksim Kovalevsky, Russian sociologist (b. 1851)
• 1918 » George Tupou II, King of Tonga (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Paul Vidal de La Blache, French geographer (b. 1845)
• 1920 » Laurent Marqueste, French sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1921 » Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Sophie Elkan, Swedish-Jewish writer and translator (b. 1853)
• 1923 » George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and businessman (b. 1866)
• 1924 » Victor Hensen, German zoologist (b. 1835)

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.
• January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
• January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
• March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
• April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
• 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 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on April 5, 1917 was between -3.8 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.