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• Hannie jellema, Middelburg († 2015)
• van der Wal, Houwerzijl, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)
• Marianne Ulden van, Leiden († 2000)
• Jetty van Witsen, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Irene Biermans, Heerlen
• Euphemia Barbara (Femie) Froklage, Losser († 2005)
• Henricus Johannes Wilhelmus ter VOERT, Horst, Limburg, Nederland († 2016)
• Grietje Seinen († 1945)
• (l.l.) Post, Bussum († 1942)
• Jansegers, Bornem († 1942)

• Andries Vulpen van (85), De Bilt, Utr, Nederland
• Aaltje van der Zwaag (82), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Georgina Wilhelmina Kortum (70), Poortugaal
• Assuerus Joachem Tiel Groenestege (77), Venray, LB, Nederland
• Albert Meilink (67), Amsterdam
• Adriana Heijmans (60), ´s Hertogenbosch
• Alexander Leonardus Nabbe (85), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Bernardus Johannes Gerardus Bloemen (57), Ootmarsum
• Aaltje Dirks van der Zwaag (82), Rotterdam
• Albert Meilink (67), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

• 1939 » Gary Paulsen, American author
• 1939 » Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
• 1940 » Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
• 1940 » Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• 1941 » Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
• 1941 » David Cope, American composer and author
• 1942 » Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
• 1943 » Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster († 2004)
• 1943 » Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• 1944 » Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2014)

• 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)
• 1951 » William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865)
• 1960 » Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
• February 1 » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
• April 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
• June 8 » World War II: The Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
• June 11 » Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.
• September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
• December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.

The temperature on May 17, 1942 was between 9.9 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.