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• Ernestina Marques, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil († 2024)
• Assiena de Haas, Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands († 2002)
• Frederik Leurink, Olst Wijhe (Ov Nederland († 1995)
• Elisabeth Catharina van den Berg, Bloemendaal († 2017)
• Adrianus Petrus van Van Seeters, Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)
• Antonie Lodewijk Wilbrink, Wageningen († 1997)
• Adriaan Heijstek, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland († 2019)
• Adriana Henrica Maria Brekelmans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
• Bertha Clementine Aerden, Zutendaal, Limburg, 3690, België († 2013)
• Bernardus Johannes Maria Jansen, Beverwijk († 1976)

• Annigje Pieters van Veen (71), Steenwijk, Nederland
• Cornelis Cornelis Rezelman (74), Wieringerwaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje van Veen (71), Steenwijk
• Andries Klazes Sikkema (72), Veenwouden
• Cornelis Rezelman (73), Wieringerwaard
• Christoffel van Bockel (46), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Mak (0), Ursem, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie van Varik (33), tricht
• Barend Pieter de Stigter (78), Leerbroek (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Sipkes (66), Amsterdam

• 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)

• 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.
• April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
• May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
• July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
• September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
• November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
• December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

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.