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• David Izaak van der Wijk, Alphen aan de Rijn († 1942)
• Bèr Wijler († 2011)
• Arno van der MEER, Boskoop († 2004)
• Fedde Otten († 2007)
• Aart 't Lam, Meerkerk († 2012)
• Dirk Marinus Ploeg, Zaandam († 2019)
• Allegonda Edonia van Lingbeek, Geldermalsen († 2019)
• Allegonda Edonia (Gon) Lingbeek*, Geldermalsen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2019)
• Anna Helena Ratgers, Gross Hesepe, Duitsland († 2012)
• Adrianus Willem Joseph Sorée, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 2012)

• Anna Constantia (Annie) Townsend (74), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Johanna Rigter (32), Amsterdam
• Cornelis Leunis (73), Zaamslag
• Catharina Theresia Cornelia (Toos) Teunisse (1), Eindhoven
• Agnes van Geenen (68), Driel
• Bastiana Aan de Wiel (24), Delft
• Adriana Lievense (49), Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL
• Dirkje van der Vooren (74), Utrecht
• Aleida Maria Venneman (73), Wieken (Oude IJsselstreek)
• Antonius Joseph Pot (6), Lisse

• 1929 » David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician
• 1929 » Sil Austin, American saxophonist († 2001)
• 1929 » Sir Stirling Moss, English racing driver and sportscaster († 2020)
• 1930 » David Huddleston, American actor († 2016)
• 1930 » Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut († 2016)
• 1930 » Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author († 2009)
• 1930 » Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer († 2013)
• 1930 » Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer
• 1930 » Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut
• 1931 » Anne Bancroft, American actress († 2005)

• 1911 » Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1842)
• 1925 » Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
• 1933 » Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)
• 1937 » Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)
• 1938 » Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
• 1943 » Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)
• 1948 » Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
• 1948 » Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)

• 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
• January 31 » 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
• February 18 » Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
• July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
• October 5 » British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.
• November 3 » Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
• December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

The temperature on September 17, 1930 was between 9.2 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.