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Born on Friday January 17, 1919
- Bartele Tjeerds Henstra, Augustinusga († 1995)
- ?? Pijsel, Bodegraven († 1919)
- Anneke Frederika Rimada de Jong, Schiermonnikoog († 2016)
- Anna Antonia Maria Jenniskens, Vierlingsbeek, Nbr.NL († 1984)
- Arie Vermeij, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
- Wilmsen Joannes, Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, België († 1968)
- Anna Rijkelijkhuizen, Hillegom († 1996)
- Antje Groot, Eexta, Groningen, Nederland († 2015)
- Arie Buren, Terschelling († 1996)
- Paans, Moerdijk († 1919)
Died on Friday January 17, 1919
- Aldert Bijpost (58), Koedijk
- Adelaia Catharina Wilhelmina van Haersma Buma (49), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aletta Verweij (43), Kamerik, Utrecht, Nederland
- van der Laarse (0), Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adelaida Catharina Wilhelmina van Haersma Buma (50), Zutphen, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Ferdinandine Brisken (72), Warendorf,,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
- Alberta STREMMELAAR (76), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- M Johan Wilhelm Lieftink
- Anna Jana Appeldoorn (1), Appeltern
- Paans (0), Moerdijk
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
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
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.
- January 15 » Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.
- January 18 » World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
- January 22 » Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
- 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 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
- July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
The weather on Friday 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.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI