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Born on Thursday January 17, 1918
- Adrianus Hendrik Scholten († 1983)
- Adrianus Petrus de Hoon, Oosterhout († 1997)
- Anna Landwer († 1993)
- Ans Janssen, Geijsteren († 2004)
- Annabelle, Illinois, VS († 1974)
- * Catharina Maria Elisabeth de Wit, Amsterdam († 1993)
- Anna Habets, Houthem, Valkenburg aan de Geul († 1918)
- Anneke van den Hurk, Helenaveen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
- Anna Magretha van Hulst, Nieuwleusen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2003)
- Anna Gerardina Maria van Beurden, Tilburg († 1918)
Died on Thursday January 17, 1918
- Anthonetta Stevens (65), Loon op Zand
- Batje Bos (46), Oldebroek (Veldbuurt), Nederland
- Artje van der Linden, Lienden (70), Tiel
- Batje Bos (46), Veldbuurt boven Wezep
- Arnoldina van Dun (70), Strijp (Eindhoven)
- Annechina Bennema (0), Veendam
- Aaldert Kleis (81), Veendijk, Drenthe, Nederland
- Arnoldus van de Berg (70), IJsselmuiden
- Artje van LIENDEN (70), Tiel,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Auke Willem Zanstra (72), Aengwirden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1918 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1914 » Anacleto Angelini, Italian-Chilean businessman († 2007)
- 1916 » Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., American lieutenant and politician († 2011)
- 1917 » M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu († 1987)
- 1918 » George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania († 2013)
- 1918 » Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education († 1994)
- 1920 » Georges Pichard, French author and illustrator († 2003)
- 1921 » Antonio Prohías, Cuban cartoonist († 1998)
- 1921 » Asghar Khan, Pakistani general and politician († 2018)
- 1921 » Charlie Mitten, English footballer, outside forward and manager († 2002)
- 1921 » Jackie Henderson, Scottish footballer, forward († 2005)
Died on January 17
- 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
- 1908 » Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
- 1909 » Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
- 1911 » Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
- 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
- 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
- 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
- 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
- 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 25 » The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia.
- January 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
- February 24 » Estonian Declaration of Independence.
- April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
- August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
- December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
Weather January 17, 1918
The temperature on January 17, 1918 was between -1.1 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.