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May 17, 1917Born on Friday May 18, 1917
- Anthony Saint-Clair-Erskine († 1977)
- Antoon van Leeuwen, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
- Abraham Hoogstraal, Assen,Gemeente Assen,Drente († 1944)
- Antonius Jan Gerrit Trienen, Hengelo († 1985)
- Anna Trijntje Lont, Wieringen († 1922)
- "Anthony" Hugh Francis Harry St.Clair-Erskine, London († 1977)
- Anna Hendrica Maria Biezeno, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
- Alexander Bruce Martin, Gulgong, NSW, AU († 1992)
- Antonius Johannes Franken, Roosendaal en Nispen († 1918)
- Anna Geertruida Snethlage, Zutphen (Gl) († 2008)
Died on Friday May 18, 1917
- Alida Sauter (59), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Bultman (53), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonius Bruijn (47), Castricum
- Aaltje Joukes de Boer (69), Hees, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Schaijk (75), Erp, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertus Slotboom (24), Veenendaal, Nederland
- Alfons den Bakker (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Elisabeth van Gorp (59), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Anna Jacoba Wildeboer (0), Assendelft NH NL
- Adriana Dekker (83), Haarlem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 18, 1917 at Delpher
Born on May 18
- 1912 » Perry Como, American singer and television host († 2001)
- 1912 » Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1992)
- 1912 » Walter Sisulu, South African politician († 2003)
- 1913 » Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician († 2000)
- 1914 » Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer († 1993)
- 1914 » Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain († 1982)
- 1917 » Bill Everett, American author and illustrator († 1973)
- 1919 » Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina († 1991)
- 1920 » Pope John Paul II († 2005)
- 1921 » Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic
Died on May 18
- 1900 » Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
- 1908 » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
- 1909 » George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
- 1909 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
- 1910 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
- 1910 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)
- 1911 » Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
- 1941 » Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
- 1943 » Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1917
- 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.
- June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
- August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
- September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- November 8 » The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.
The weather on Friday May 18, 1917
The temperature on May 18, 1917 was between 11.0 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI