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Died on Wednesday October 17, 1934
- Christina Maria Hoogendijk (56), Den Helder
- Doutzen Jacobs Faber (78), Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
- arina van ZON (77), sliedrecht
- Cornelis van Luxzenburg (85)
- Annie Evans Brownback (86), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
- Cornelis (Cor) Langeveld (57), Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ebrina de Jonge (76), Terneuzen, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Cornelis Langeveld (57), Lisse
- Edley Hollingsworth (74), Walker, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Emons (50), Berkel Rodenrijs
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 17, 1934 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
- De Indische courant
Born on October 17
- 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
- 1934 » Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer († 2005)
- 1934 » Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist († 2015)
- 1935 » Carlos Pairetti, Argetine racing driver
- 1935 » Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival
- 1935 » Sydney Chapman, English architect and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household († 2014)
- 1936 » Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter († 2013)
Died on October 17
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1934
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Willem
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1934
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Antonia
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1934
- 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.
- January 15 » The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.
- May 19 » Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a coup d'état and install Kimon Georgiev as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
- May 28 » Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
- July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
- August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
- December 29 » Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
The weather on Wednesday October 17, 1934
The temperature on October 17, 1934 was between 2.4 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 11.4 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI