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• Anna Hendrika Achter, Zuilen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2001)
• Audrey May EDWARDS († 2003)
• Hendrik Willem Post, Bergen op Zoom († 2009)
• Germaine José SEGERS († 1935)
• Dina Huisman, Sibculo († 2009)
• Geesje Egberdina Johanna Haandrikman, Hardenberg († 2002)
• Georgien Aleida Nagel, Solo (Soerakarta, Ned. Indië) († 1999)
• Cornelis van der Linden, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Cornelia Johanna Maria van der Zande, Nijmegen († 1943)
• Frances Louise Richter, Havre, Montana († 2006)

• Aaltje Krikken (75), Het Haagje (Hoogeveen)
• Adriana Jacoba van Pelt (27), Schiedam
• Anna Maria Bosters (86), Nieuw Vossemeer,N-Br, NL
• Adriana Cornelia de Ruijter (52), Utrecht
• Anna Wilhelmina VAN DER MEIJ (79), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Krikken (75), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antje Houter (58), Berkhout
• Alphonsius Josephus Kerckhaert (71), Westdorpe(NL)
• Afke Fimmes Haagsma (69), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Oerlemans (0), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• 1932 » Peter Burge, Australian cricketer († 2001)
• 1932 » Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
• 1933 » Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower († 2002)
• 1934 » Earl Morrall, American football player and coach († 2014)
• 1934 » Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician
• 1934 » Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
• 1935 » Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1994)
• 1936 » Dennis Hopper, American actor and director († 2010)
• 1937 » Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
• 1938 » Jason Bernard, American actor († 1996)

• 1919 » Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
• 1921 » Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)
• 1927 » Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)
• 1934 » Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)
• 1947 » George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
• February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
• May 14 » The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
• September 2 » The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
• September 3 » Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300mph.
• November 9 » The Congress of Industrial Organizations is founded in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by eight trade unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.
• December 17 » First flight of the Douglas DC-3.

The temperature on May 17, 1935 was between -1.7 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.