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• Albert van den Bergh, Oisterwijk († 1996)
• Antje Abma, Lollum, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1998)
• Aleida Hermina Altena, Baalder, Overijssel, Nederland, Nederland († 2004)
• Saat (Zaat) († 1980)
• Adriaan van Bruggen, Diepenveen († 2005)
• Bertha Leona Watson, Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Catharina Antonia Steenbekkers († 1992)
• Cornelia Maria van de Wiel, Berghem († 2006)
• Bernardus Johannes Wilhelmus van den Huijssen, Nunspeet († 1995)
• Jacoba Johanna(Coby) Tjalsma, Leiden († 1995)

• Anna Prijden (86), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Kornelis Kempes (59), Groningen, 9700, Nederland
• Adriana Hensen (1), (NH) Amsterdam
• Alberta Barendina Kat (88), De Bilt
• Adrianus van de Leemput (77), Geffen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berendina Antonia Bussink (44), Deventer
• Antonetta de Laat (89), Raamsdonk, Nederland
• Catherina Josephina Raben (Raabe) (92), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carel de Iongh (75), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
• Antonius Hommeles, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1912 » Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist († 1997)
• 1914 » Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator († 2006)
• 1916 » Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1918 » Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist († 1982)
• 1918 » Robert Osterloh, American actor († 2001)
• 1919 » Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic († 1995)
• 1921 » Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer († 2006)
• 1921 » Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer († 2007)
• 1921 » Edna Doré, English actress († 2014)
• 1921 » Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer († 2008)

• 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Albert
13. Gerardus
14. Dirk
15. Wilhelmus
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Grietje
15. Helena
16. Trijntje

• 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.
• March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
• March 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
• May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
• June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
• July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
• November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.

The temperature on May 31, 1917 was between 9.5 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.