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• Cornelis Norbertus Aloysius Leijten, Tilburg (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 2005)
• H.J.L. Mures, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 2000)
• Georgette Helena Cornelia Maria van der Veld, Lisse († 2020)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Jong, Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Bennie Weersink, Nutter (Denekamp) († 2009)
• Cornelis Stam, Pernis († 2013)
• Dirk Paul, Slijk-Ewijk († 2021)
• Ernest Dayton Costlow, Lewisburg Je, Alabama († 1979)
• Gerhardus Martinus ter Horst, Hengelo († 2012)
• Antonio Chapa Carrillo, Benavides, Texas († 1968)

• Adriana Wilhelmina Lommers (80), Tilburg
• Alida Maassen (74), Wageningen
• Amalia Thekla Emilie Weber van Treuenfels (98), La Hulpe, Brabant, Wallonië
• Antonia Margaretha Alt (13), Groningen
• Alexandrina Maria Hoogland (82), Utrecht
• Alphonse Pierre Joseph Leplat (73), Budel
• Alida Maassen (74), Wageningen Gld. NL
• Andries Hidma (92), Harlingen
• Alice White (81), South Australia, Australia
• Adriana Wilhelmina Lommers (80), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1931 » Douglas Wilder, American sergeant and politician, 66th Governor of Virginia
• 1931 » James Earl Jones, American actor
• 1932 » Sheree North, American actress and dancer († 2005)
• 1933 » Dalida, Egyptian-French singer and actress († 1987)
• 1933 » Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-Pakistani diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees († 2003)
• 1933 » Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host († 1998)
• 1934 » Donald Cammell, Scottish-American director and screenwriter († 1996)
• 1935 » Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware
• 1936 » A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician († 1997)
• 1936 » John Boyd, English academic and diplomat, British ambassador to Japan

• 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
• 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
• 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Helena
14. Grietje
15. Geertruida
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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
• February 6 » Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
• June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
• July 2 » The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
• July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
• August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
• November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.

The temperature on January 17, 1934 was between 0.5 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.