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May 21, 1917Born on Tuesday May 22, 1917
- Augustinus Hendrikus Rongen, Tienray, Limburg, Nederland († 1996)
- van der Heijden, Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1917)
- Alida Wilhelmina Verhoeven, Waalwijk († 1917)
- Anna Maria Poolen, St Pieter, Limburg, Nederland († 1990)
- Anna Gerarda Maria Struik, Rijssen († 1993)
- Agatha McDaniel Martin, Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten († 1960)
- Peters († 1997)
- Bardina Bakkeren, Rotterdam († 2000)
- Christina Maria de Laat, Tilburg († 2000)
- Albertus Bernardus Damen († 1956)
Died on Tuesday May 22, 1917
- Antonie van Veldhoven (78), Helmond
- Arie Jacobus Verheij (83), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- ANNA KNOTNERUS (84), Oostwolde
- Anna Ligtenbelt (31), Elst
- August Van der Herten (1), Antwerpen, Antwerpen, België
- Antje Remeijer (57), Groningen
- Anna Hessels YNTENA (82), Tjerkwerd, Wunseradiel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anthonie van Battum (65), 's-Gravenhage
- Anna Tjarks Knotnerus (84), Oostwold (gem. Oldambt)
- van der Heijden (0), Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 22, 1917 at Delpher
Born on May 22
- 1912 » Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2004)
- 1913 » Dominique Rolin, Belgian author († 2012)
- 1913 » Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter († 1986)
- 1914 » Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat († 2010)
- 1914 » Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet († 1993)
- 1917 » George Aratani, American businessman and philanthropist († 2013)
- 1917 » Jean-Louis Curtis, French author († 1995)
- 1919 » Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium († 2001)
- 1920 » Thomas Gold, Austrian-American astrophysicist and academic († 2004)
- 1921 » George S. Hammond, American scientist († 2005)
Died on May 22
- 1885 » Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
- 1901 » Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
- 1910 » Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
- 1933 » Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1894)
- 1938 » William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
- 1939 » Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (b. 1893)
- 1939 » Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
- 1954 » Chief Bender, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1884)
- 1965 » Christopher Stone, English radio host (b. 1882)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Helena
- Trijntje
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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
- March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
- March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
Weather May 22, 1917
The temperature on May 22, 1917 was between 10.2 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.