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Born on Friday January 17, 1919
- Arie Buren, Terschelling († 1996)
- Arie Vermeij, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
- Dikkers, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- August VANDEVIAENE, Olsene, Oost-Vlaanderen (BE) († 2005)
- Alide Hendrika van de Pavoordt, Gouda († 1989)
- Cornelia Neeltje Klompenhouwer, Rotterdam († 1922)
- Anna Antonia Maria Jenniskens, Vierlingsbeek, Nbr.NL († 1984)
- Cornelia Houtschild, 's Gravenhage († 2007)
- Paans, Moerdijk († 1919)
- Bartele Henstra, Augustinusga, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1995)
Died on Friday January 17, 1919
- Anna Maria BORSTEN (44), Rotterdam
- Abraham Jacob van Pijpen (67), 's Gravenhage
- Anne Marie BODARWÉ (69), Waimes,4950,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Adelaia Catharina Wilhelmina van Haersma Buma (49), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje Oost (31), Ooststellingwerf (Frl.)
- Anna Jana APPELDOORN (0), Appeltern
- Anna Grouw (65), Remboen, Dutch East Indies
- M Johan Wilhelm Lieftink
- Aletta VERWEIJ (43), Kamerik
- Anna Coleta Koekelberg, Terhagen, 3440, België akte
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1919 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 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)
- 1922 » Luis Echeverría, Mexican academic and politician, 50th President of Mexico
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 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1919
- 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 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 6.7 million citizens.
- February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
- February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
- March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
- July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
- September 22 » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
- October 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
Weather January 17, 1919
The temperature on January 17, 1919 was between 2.2 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.