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May 24, 1917Born on Friday May 25, 1917
- Arend van der Laan, Bellingwolde (gem. Westerwolde) († 1980)
- Alida Broere, Wilnis († 2003)
- Anna Magdalene Precht Hughes, N.Y.C († 1993)
- Angela Mary Sweeney, Dublin, Ireland († 1972)
- Andries Ruijter, Blora, Ned. Indie
- Arend Tamminga, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
- Andries Peppelman, Doetinchem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1996)
- Anne Mirwald († 1997)
- Angelina († 1989)
- Annie M de Blok († 1999)
Died on Friday May 25, 1917
- Aloïs Verstraelen (59), Retie (België)
- Annetje (Anna) Jacoba Kats (47), Prairie View, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
- Azra Calvin Clinkscales (69), Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
- Berendina Bosman (0), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
- Arendina Heinneman (75), Neede, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Andrea van Loo (76), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
- Abraham Bravenboer (72), Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Frost (39), Borne
- Alphonse Louis DEBRAIZE (42), Le havre (76610) Frankrijk
- Antonia Noorlander (65), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 25, 1917 at Delpher
Born on May 25
- 1913 » Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot († 1957)
- 1913 » Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer († 1965)
- 1916 » Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada († 1998)
- 1916 » Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower († 1981)
- 1917 » Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor († 1965)
- 1917 » Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic († 2015)
- 1920 » Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat († 1992)
- 1921 » Hal David, American songwriter and composer († 2012)
- 1921 » Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1921 » Kitty Kallen, American singer († 2016)
Died on May 25
- 1899 » Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (b. 1822)
- 1912 » Austin Lane Crothers, American educator and politician, 46th Governor of Maryland (b. 1860)
- 1917 » Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (b. 1891)
- 1919 » Eliza Pollock, American archer (b. 1840)
- 1919 » Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (b. 1867)
- 1924 » Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1889)
- 1926 » Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (b. 1879)
- 1927 » Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1876)
- 1930 » Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1848)
- 1934 » Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (b. 1874)
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 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
- November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
Weather May 25, 1917
The temperature on May 25, 1917 was between 9.2 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.