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• Dirk Hauber, Baarn († 2020)
• Adrianus Petrus van Van Seeters, Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)
• Arthur Cnossen, Falmouth Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1932)
• Frederik Leurink, Olst Wijhe (Ov Nederland († 1995)
• Elisabeth Swain, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• Dr. Ronald Wayne Tyree, Jackson Co. Missouri († 2011)
• Adriaan Heijstek, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland († 2019)
• David Franklin Singer, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America († 1978)
• Celine Vannes, Hasselt († 2020)
• Frederik Leurink, Olst († 1995)

• Cornelis Verberne (72), Beek en Donk,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Catharina Verstraaten (89), Leiden
• Andries Klazes Sikkema (72), Veenwouden
• Arnoldus Anselmus Zijlmans (33), Medemblik, 1671, Nederland
• Caspar Hubert Baudoin (30), Dommelen
• Alvin W Lightburne (63), Clay, Missouri
• Andries Klazes Sikkema (72), Murmerwoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Otten (86), Rosmalen, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Clara Levi (64), Rotterdam
• Cornelis Cornelis Rezelman (74), Wieringerwaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1930 » Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer († 2003)
• 1930 » Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author († 2017)
• 1930 » Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet († 2003)
• 1931 » Anatoly Pristavkin, Russian writer († 2008)
• 1931 » Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright († 2012)
• 1931 » José Alencar, Brazilian businessman and politician († 2011)
• 1932 » Paul Anderson, American weightlifter († 1994)
• 1933 » The Singing Nun, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun († 1985)
• 1933 » William Anders, Hong Kong-American general and astronaut
• 1934 » Alan Garner, English author and playwright

• 1910 » Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)
• 1918 » Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886)
• 1928 » Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884)
• 1937 » J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862)
• 1938 » Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
• 1948 » Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (b. 1869)
• 1955 » Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician (b. 1873)
• 1956 » Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920)
• 1958 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)

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

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

• 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 8.1 million citizens.
• January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
• January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
• July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
• July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
• September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
• December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.

The temperature on October 17, 1932 was between 7.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.