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Died on Wednesday October 17, 1934
- Akke Wilman (95), Huizum, gem. Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Bertha A Brown (46), North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
- Catherine Custer (79), Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States
- Cornelis Gerardus Spithoven (35), Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands
- David Nobel DeHaas (78)
- Arie Dirk Ruijter (64), Utrecht
- (Stillborn) PRICE (0), Uneeda Boone County West Virginia U.S.A
- Annie Evans Brownback (86), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
- Cornelis Langeveld (57), Lisse
- Angelus Bossuyt (86), Waregem (W-VL) België
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.
- February 2 » The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.
- March 26 » The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
- April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
- 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 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
- November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
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