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• Aaltje van Keulen, Echten, Lemsterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 2008)
• Aaltje Schoonewille, Emmen († 1987)
• Antje Wigchering, Gasselte, Drenthe, Nederland († 2006)
• Albert ten Oever, Dwingelo, Drenthe, Nederland († 2000)
• Albert ten Oever, Dwingeloo († 2000)
• Antje antie Wigchering, Gasselte,Drenthe,Niederlande,Gasselternijveen († 2006)
• Anna Johanneske Jetses Noordenbos, Rauwerd, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland († 1989)
• A m van Egmond († 1977)
• Adriaan Pattenier, Domburg, Walcheren, NL († 1918)
• Antonetta Dorothea Antonis, Riethoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland († 1993)

• Anna Maria Versteegen (23), Leiden
• Anthonius Couwenberg (81), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Schaapherder (70), Laren
• Anthonius ‘Antonij’ Couwenberg (80), Rotterdam
• Adriana Petronella Johanna Bosman (8), Zegveld
• Aaltje Lubberts van Wieren (82), Suawoude
• 'n Levenloos geboren zoon van Mesman (0), Ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Amanda McDonald (83), Texas, United States
• Abraham Engers (68)
• Achiel Wijne (0), Philippine (Z)

• 1913 » Johann Niemann, German lieutenant († 1943)
• 1913 » Robert Hayden, American poet and educator († 1980)
• 1913 » Wesley Addy, American actor († 1996)
• 1915 » Warren Avis, American businessman, founded Avis Rent a Car System († 2007)
• 1917 » John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer († 2012)
• 1918 » Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist († 2012)
• 1919 » Michel Déon, French novelist, playwright, and critic († 2016)
• 1920 » Helen Thomas, American journalist and author († 2013)
• 1921 » Herb Ellis, American guitarist († 2010)
• 1921 » Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2000)

• 1900 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (b. 1860)
• 1914 » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (b. 1853)
• 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)

• 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 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
• May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
• May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
• October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
• November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
• 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.

The temperature on August 4, 1917 was between 12.8 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.