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• Albertus Eisses, Groningen († 1945)
• Anton Johann van Gansewinkel († 1920)
• den Hartog, Nieuwland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1917)
• Anthonie Hendrik Schot, Rotterdam († 1991)
• Adriana Joanna Maria Reijnen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
• Aleida Petronella (Nellie) van Aken, Silvolde († 1966)
• Anna Maria BOSMAN, Wilnis, Utrecht, Nederland († 2006)
• Antonius van Dijk, Steenbergen († 1917)
• Aafje Beets, Middelie († 1992)
• Abraham Roodveldt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)

• Adriaan Baijens (88), Hoeven, Gemeente Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arend van der Maarel (77), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adolphus De bruyn (52), Bornem
• Anna Maria Wittof (81), Merxem
• Antonia Henderson (69), ‘s Hertogenbosch
• Adriana van den Besselaar (79), Valkenswaard
• Antje Crum (76)
• Abraham Caljouw (72), Middelburg, Zeeland, NL
• A. I. Masteller (39), Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Antonie Hubertus van Neerven (71), Deurne

• 1909 » Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher († 1997)
• 1913 » Carlo L. Golino, Italian-American author, critic, and academic († 1991)
• 1915 » Vincent Persichetti, American pianist and composer († 1987)
• 1916 » Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger († 1989)
• 1917 » Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation († 2015)
• 1918 » Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2009)
• 1919 » Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English army officer and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO († 2018)
• 1923 » Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster († 2004)
• 1923 » V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter († 1986)
• 1925 » Maxine Kumin, American poet and author († 2014)

• 1891 » John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815)
• 1916 » Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1859)
• 1922 » Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (b. 1860)
• 1924 » William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (b. 1847)
• 1934 » Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (b. 1864)
• 1935 » Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor-General of Canada (b. 1862)
• 1941 » Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (b. 1878)
• 1943 » Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek politician (b. 1900)
• 1946 » Gerhart Hauptmann, German novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1947 » James Agate, English author and critic (b. 1877)

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.
• January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
• June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
• July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
• 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.
• November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.

The temperature on June 6, 1917 was between 8.0 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.