About the day » Saturday January 17, 2004Calender converter

• Sanne Regina van der Steen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alessandro de Vries († 2004)

• Antoinetta Christina Maria Dijkshoorn (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Adriana MONSTER (83), Rotterdam
• Berendina Rozema (91), -
• Anje Grunefeld (88)
• Berend Jakob KRIJTHE (81), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Anne France Marie de Ladoucette (87), Paris
• Antoinetta Christina Maria (Nens) Dijkshoorn (85), Amsterdam (Amsterdam), Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Amalia Antonia Pel (94), Laren
• Albert Jaitjes Dijkstra (92), Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Fryslân, Nederland
• Christiaan Adrianus Cornelis (Chris) van 't Schip (87), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1990 » Santiago Tréllez, Colombian footballer
• 1991 » Alise Post, American BMX rider
• 1991 » Esapekka Lappi, Finnish Rally Driver
• 1991 » Slade Griffin, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
• 1993 » Frankie Cocozza, British singer
• 1994 » Mark Steketee, Australian cricketer
• 1998 » Jeff Reine-Adelaide, French footballer
• 1998 » Sophie Molineux, Australian cricketer
• 2000 » Devlin DeFrancesco, Canadian race car driver

• 2002 » Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
• 2003 » Richard Crenna, American actor and director (b. 1926)
• 2004 » Harry Brecheen, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)
• 2004 » Noble Willingham, American actor (b. 1931)
• 2004 » Ray Stark, American film producer (b. 1915)
• 2004 » Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)
• 2005 » Albert Schatz, American microbiologist and academic (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960)
• 2005 » Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)

1. Samuel
2. Thomas
3. Sam
4. Lucas
5. Sem
6. Jelle
7. Daan
8. Lars
9. Niels
10. Claus-casimir
11. Tim
12. Thijs
13. Noah
14. Max
15. Johannes
16. Jan

1. Amber
2. Sanne
3. Anna
4. Emma
5. Isa
6. Lotte
7. Anne
8. Iris
9. Lisa
10. Chiara
11. Femke
12. Ameila
13. Julia
14. Noa
15. Charlotte
16. Anouk

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• January 14 » The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
• May 15 » Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".
• June 1 » Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole, breaking a Guinness World Record.
• August 24 » 90 passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.
• November 21 » Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
• December 26 » The 9.1–9.3 M_w  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.

The temperature on January 17, 2004 was between 3.6 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.