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May 3, 1917Died on Friday May 4, 1917
- Anna Vollenbroek (84), Borne,Borne,Overijssel,Nederland
- Arie Jacobus van der ZWAN (6), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
- Adolphus Mulder (85), Monster, 2681, Nederland
- Aafje Groot (55), Abbekerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Huisman (55), Wetering (Steenwijkerwold)
- Antonius Hubertus Jansen (10), Heumen
- Arie Rietveld (0), noordeloos (zuid holland)
- Adriaan Dekkers (70), 's Gravenmoer
- Aagje Groot (65), Abbekerk
- Aafje Groot (55), Abbekerk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 4, 1917 at Delpher
Born on May 4
- 1913 » John Broome, American author († 1999)
- 1914 » Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna († 1971)
- 1916 » Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist († 2006)
- 1916 » Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist († 2003)
- 1917 » Edward T. Cone, American pianist and composer († 2004)
- 1917 » Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian († 2004)
- 1918 » Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan († 1993)
- 1918 » Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician († 2004)
- 1919 » Basil Yamey, South African-English economist and academic
- 1919 » Dory Funk, American wrestler and trainer († 1973)
Died on May 4
- 1903 » Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
- 1912 » Nettie Stevens, American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (b. 1861)
- 1916 » Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)
- 1916 » John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1851)
- 1916 » Joseph Plunkett, Irish rebel and writer (b. 1887)
- 1916 » Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)
- 1919 » Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician (b. 1880)
- 1922 » Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)
- 1923 » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1877)
- 1924 » E. Nesbit, English author and poet (b. 1858)
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 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
- March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
- May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
- June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
- December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
The weather on Friday May 4, 1917
The temperature on May 4, 1917 was between 6.4 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI