About the day » Saturday November 17, 1923Calender converter

• Christina Willemina Kolthof, Neede, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2017)
• Wilbrink, Borger († 1923)
• Clifford Oscar Fiddy, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1970)
• Abraham Maarleveld, Oud-Beijerland († 1999)
• Alphonsus Henricus Cornelis van Doorn, Tilburg († 2005)
• Dorothy Gloria-Elaine Hewgley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada († 2015)
• Cornelia Francisca van der Heijden, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 2000)
• Antonia van der Wal († 2006)
• , NEUFCHATEAU (Belgique) († 1995)
• Charles Capernic OVERHOFF, On ship in German Harbor (Canopic) (D) († 1984)

• Antoon Gotink (65), Ruurlo (Gldl)
• Albertus Goosen (58), Kampen
• Adriana Elisabeth Pauwels (30), Essen
• Adrianus Martens (27), Oss
• Anna Catharina Isabella Lauwers (35), Den Haag
• Anna_Sophia Beugel (66), Den Haag
• Antonius Konings (70), Rucphen, Nederland
• Aagje Wiering (64), Schagen
• Adriana Elisabeth Pauwelsen (30), Esschen, België
• Annegje Sinnema (56), Meppel

• 1921 » Albert Bertelsen, Danish painter and illustrator († 2019)
• 1922 » Jack Froggatt, English footballer († 1993)
• 1922 » Stanley Cohen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2020)
• 1923 » Aristides Pereira, Cape Verdean politician, 1st President of Cape Verde († 2011)
• 1923 » Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricketer and coach († 2001)
• 1923 » Hubertus Brandenburg, Swedish bishop († 2009)
• 1923 » Mike Garcia, American baseball player († 1986)
• 1925 » Charles Mackerras, American-Australian oboe player and conductor († 2010)
• 1925 » Jean Faut, American baseball player and bowler
• 1925 » Rock Hudson, American actor († 1985)

• 1910 » Ralph Johnstone, American pilot (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1840)
• 1922 » Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, 29th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Eduard Bornhöhe, Estonian author (b. 1862)
• 1924 » Gregory VII of Constantinople (b. 1850)
• 1928 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (b. 1865)
• 1929 » Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman (b. 1860)
• 1932 » Charles W. Chesnutt, American lawyer, author, and activist (b. 1858)
• 1936 » Ernestine Schumann-Heink, German-American singer (b. 1861)
• 1937 » Jack Worrall, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (b. 1860)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Gerardus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Dirk
15. Antonius
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Helena
15. Margaretha
16. Aaltje

• 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
• March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
• June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
• June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
• July 1 » The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration.
• August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
• October 31 » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.

The temperature on November 17, 1923 was between 2.4 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.