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• Ambrose L Rysewyk, Coleman, Marinette, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• Arie Boogers, Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Alida Johanna Maria Vermeulen, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
• Betty Jane van der Woude, Roseland (Cook, Illinois, USA) († 2013)
• anna hermina grubben, maasbree († 1929)
• Aldert Dam, Schildwolde († 1928)
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• Adrianus Petrus Johannes van der Meer, Noordwijk († 2003)
• Antonius (Toon) van Eijk, Lierop († 1928)
• Catharina Adriana Franken, Prinsenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)

• Antonius (Toon) van Eijk (0), Lierop
• Angelica Geertruida Barneveld Binkhuijsen (48)
• ANNA BOS (56), VLAARDINGEN
• Albert Johan van WALSEM (85), Arnhem
• Adriaan Franciscus Le Sage (0), Ammerzoden, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Alida Johanna Jerphanion (51), Rotterdam
• (Sarah) Ellen Stricklin (67), Sparks, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
• * Martinus Kuijs (64), Loon op Zand
• Adriana Sprang, van (0), Leiden
• Adrianus Stam (38), Mijdrecht

• 1925 » Hal Holbrook, American actor and director
• 1925 » Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor († 2003)
• 1928 » Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer († 2013)
• 1929 » Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter
• 1929 » Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author († 2002)
• 1929 » Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills († 1993)
• 1929 » Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer
• 1930 » Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic († 2013)
• 1930 » Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1930 » Ruth Rendell, English author († 2015)

• 1905 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
• 1912 » Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
• 1919 » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
• 1934 » Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
• 1934 » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
• 1946 » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)
• 1961 » Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)
• 1961 » Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1894)

• 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
• March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
• September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
• September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
• September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
• September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
• October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.

The temperature on February 17, 1928 was between 5.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.