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May 1, 1917Died on Wednesday May 2, 1917
- Aaltje Wiltjer (78), Groningen
- Alijda Maria Coppieters (74), Terheijden,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Anna Catharina Elisabeth Ramaekers (78), Alken, België
- Aaltje Everts WILTJER (78), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
- Abraham Pouw (86), Nieuwer-Amstel
- Aaltje Wiltjer (78), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Geertje Kloosterman (90), Arnhem
- Aaltje Wijbenga (2), Borger
- Aaltje Neefjes (74), Wervershoof, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Wuijster (59), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 2, 1917 at Delpher
Born on May 2
- 1913 » Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilder and car designer († 1983)
- 1915 » Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter († 2003)
- 1915 » Peggy Mount, English actress († 2001)
- 1917 » Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder
- 1917 » Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam († 2002)
- 1920 » Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot († 2004)
- 1920 » Jacob Gilboa, Israeli composer († 2007)
- 1920 » Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor († 2004)
- 1920 » Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist († 2000)
- 1920 » Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player († 1983)
Died on May 2
- 1915 » Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (b. 1870)
- 1918 » Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
- 1925 » Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)
- 1925 » Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (b. 1848)
- 1927 » Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
- 1929 » Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (b. 1879)
- 1941 » Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. 1874)
- 1945 » Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875)
- 1945 » Martin Bormann, German politician (b. 1900)
- 1947 » Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (b. 1920)
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 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
- October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
- 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.
The weather on Wednesday May 2, 1917
The temperature on May 2, 1917 was between 0.4 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI