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• Albertus Hendrikus Jansen, Renkum († 1980)
• Beatrice Washburne, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Verenigde Staten († 1994)
• Antonius Bernardus van Oudheusden, Tilburg († 1992)
• Anna den Brok, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2001)
• Albertus Bernardus Eeltink, Rheden († 1963)
• Alida Hendrika Ockhuijsen, Schoonhoven, Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
• Apolonia Johanna Jansen, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Abraham Dekens, Erica, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1996)
• Albertus Bronkhorst, Arnhem († 2000)
• Antonetta Maria van den Goorbergh, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2015)

• Albertus Coenradus Vendrig (3), Maarssen
• Anna Maria Curvers (0), Tegelen
• Adriana Zweeden van (76), Goes
• Adriaan Berman (87), Zonnemaire gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zl. NL
• Albertus Coenrades Vendrig (3), Maarssen, 5485, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albertus Coenradus Vendrig (4), Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Pieters Bakker (77), Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus(Arie) Ooijevaar (85), Warmenhuizen,Gemeente Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Bakker (77), Assendelft, Gemeente Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Alberta Jeths (1), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1914 » Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician († 1983)
• 1914 » William Thomas Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician († 2002)
• 1916 » Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator († 2005)
• 1916 » Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer († 2001)
• 1916 » Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer († 2012)
• 1917 » Lou Harrison, American composer and critic († 2003)
• 1917 » Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor († 1987)
• 1919 » John Hope, American soldier and meteorologist († 2002)
• 1919 » Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician († 2001)
• 1921 » Richard Deacon, American actor († 1984)

• 1906 » Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
• 1912 » August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
• 1912 » Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
• 1918 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Charles de Freycinet, French engineer and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1923 » N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian jurist and politician (b. 1855)
• 1931 » David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
• 1934 » Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (b. 1872)
• 1935 » Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (b. 1868)

• 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 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
• March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
• June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
• June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
• July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
• July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.

The temperature on May 14, 1917 was between 12.4 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.