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Born on Wednesday November 17, 1943
- Berend Jan Leonardus Munneke, Nijmegen († 1944)
- Kenneth Wayne ter Maaten, Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
- James Jay Hoeksema, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
- Johannes Adrianus Antonius Joseph van Zon, Gilze en Rijen († 2009)
- Abraham Jan "Bram" Vader, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 2006)
- Klaske Kouseband († 1946)
- Klaske Kouseband, Wieringerwaard († 1946)
- Hennie Achterbergh († 2009)
- Lamberdina Hendrina Brok den, Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1989)
- Hendrik Westdijk, Vlaardingen († 2018)
Died on Wednesday November 17, 1943
- Arnoldus Roling (83), Venray
- Arie Adrianus van der Molen (20), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aries Japenga (80), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Albertje van Veen (74), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonie Johannes Lemmens (44), Amsterdam
- Arnoldus Roling (83), Venray (L)
- Arnoldus Roeling (83), Venray
- Adrianus Lodewijk (66), Prinsenbeek
- Charles Newton Alter (73), Alliance, Stark County, OH
- Alberdina Pot (63), Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 17, 1943 at Delpher
Born on November 17
- 1942 » Bob Gaudio, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
- 1942 » Derek Clayton, English-Australian runner
- 1942 » István Rosztóczy, Hungarian-Japanese microbiologist and physician († 1993)
- 1942 » Lesley Rees, English endocrinologist and academic
- 1942 » Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
- 1942 » Partha Dasgupta, Bangladeshi economist and academic
- 1943 » Lauren Hutton, American model and actress
- 1944 » Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Byrds) († 1991)
- 1944 » Jim Boeheim, American basketball player and coach
- 1944 » Malcolm Bruce, English-Scottish journalist, academic, and politician
Died on November 17
- 1929 » Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman (b. 1860)
- 1932 » Charles W. Chesnutt, American lawyer, author, and activist (b. 1858)
- 1936 » Ernestine Schumann-Heink, German-American singer (b. 1861)
- 1937 » Jack Worrall, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (b. 1860)
- 1938 » Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 20th Mayor of Split (b. 1864)
- 1940 » Eric Gill, English sculptor and typeface designer (b. 1882)
- 1940 » Raymond Pearl, American biologist and academic (b. 1879)
- 1947 » Victor Serge, Russian historian and author (b. 1890)
- 1954 » Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1899)
- 1955 » James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (b. 1894)
Names that were popular for boys in 1943
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1943
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1943
- 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 9.1 million citizens.
- February 2 » World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city.
- March 6 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
- August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
- August 28 » Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
- November 26 » World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
Weather November 17, 1943
The temperature on November 17, 1943 was between -0.9 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.