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Born on Monday September 3, 1917
- , Loppem († 2003)
- Aaltje Dirksdr de Boer, Den Helder († 1997)
- Alice Betty NEWTON, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois († 2000)
- Aalbert Links, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1937)
- Anna Dijkstra († 2000)
- Kamermans, Rotterdam († 1917)
- Anton William Gabler († 1994)
- Anton Knoot, Eddyville, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
- Antonius Boudewijns, Oosterhout († 1917)
- Aaltje de BOER, Den Helder (Noord-Holland) († 1997)
Died on Monday September 3, 1917
- Antonius Cornelis van Bladel (62), Tilburg, Nederland
- Albertje Mölder (0), Dalen,Drenthe,Niederlande
- Albertus Hendrikus Daalhuisen (1), Utrecht
- Adriana Cornelia Koole (53), Haarlemmermeer
- Maria Theresia van Hooije (67), Koewacht
- Antonio Jose DA SILVA (63), Bananal,São Paulo,Brazil
- Aaltjen Roelofs Woud (91), Blokzijl
- Aaltje van der Laan (82), Termunten, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Helena Eras (76), Den Bosch
- Albert Sempel (70), Zwolle, Drenthe, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 3, 1917 at Delpher
Born on September 3
- 1913 » Alan Ladd, American actor and producer († 1964)
- 1914 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington († 1994)
- 1915 » Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer († 2014)
- 1915 » Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1988)
- 1916 » Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1999)
- 1918 » Helen Wagner, American actress († 2010)
- 1919 » Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer († 2014)
- 1920 » Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author († 2012)
- 1921 » John Aston Sr., English footballer († 2003)
- 1921 » Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist († 1971)
Died on September 3
- 1886 » William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)
- 1893 » James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)
- 1906 » Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1846)
- 1914 » Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (b. 1865)
- 1929 » John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (b. 1840)
- 1936 » Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (b. 1876)
- 1942 » Séraphine Louis, French painter (b. 1864)
- 1942 » Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (b. 1892)
- 1944 » John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (b. 1869)
- 1948 » Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
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 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
- April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
- 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.
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
Weather September 3, 1917
The temperature on September 3, 1917 was between 7.1 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.