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• gerardus theodorus petrus (gerard) berghs, helden-dorp
• Dennis Jarrell Bolton († 1999)
• Kind Schippers, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1945)
• Adriana Fukkink, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Klasines Kremer, De Wijk, Drenthe, Nederland († 1972)
• Hubert De Landtsheer, Zele, België († 1945)
• Lute Jakobs, Schoonebeek († 1945)
• Leslie Russ, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Carrie Emily Poppell, Honiton, Devon, England († 2008)
• Henricus Johannes Maria Clemen Bettonviel, 's Hertogenbosch († 2001)

• Anna Margaretha Wernsing (80), Amsterdam
• Clyde E Barton (74)
• Arch Alexander Oliver (65), Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
• Cornelia Clasina Ernestina Johanna van Oeffel (72), Apeldoorn
• Antonia Helena van Zijl (43), Schalkwijk, Houten, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aatje Spaanstra (73), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• antonia maria zuurbier (69), grootschermer
• Alida Catharina Margaretha Ursum (2), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Helena van Zijl (43), Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna, Margaretha Wernsing (80), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1944 » Ángel Cristo, Spanish circus performer († 2010)
• 1946 » Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian
• 1946 » Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter
• 1946 » Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager
• 1946 » Daniela Payssé, Uruguayan politician († 2018)
• 1946 » Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic
• 1946 » Julio Miranda, Argentine politician
• 1946 » Manuel Ibáñez, Mexican actor and comedian
• 1946 » Michael Hossack, American drummer († 2012)
• 1946 » Ronni Chasen, American publicist († 2010)

• 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 » Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Geertruida
14. Irene
15. Mary
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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• February 16 » World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
• March 17 » The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.
• April 28 » Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement.
• May 8 » End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
• October 10 » The Double Tenth Agreement is signed by the Communist Party and the Kuomintang about the future of China.
• October 18 » Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Duarte.

The temperature on October 17, 1945 was between 8.4 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.