About the day » Tuesday January 2, 1917Calender converter

• Albert Joseph Rekoms, Sint-Truiden (België) († 1988)
• Annemarie Kufahl, Mecklenburger Strasse 42, Wismar, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern († 1991)
• Antonia M Broeders, Dorst,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 2006)
• Arend HUIZINGA, Slochteren Groningen Netherlands († 1917)
• Albert Joseph Rekoms († 1988)
• Andreas Wierenga, Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland († 2000)
• Adriana Zuijderduijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Anita M. Burt, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Anna van Dorp, Vlaardingen († 1966)
• Akke Zijlstra, Leeuwarderadeel († 2000)

• Anthonius Adrianus van Zuijlen (3), Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adaline Moulton Sherman (57), New York, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Augustinus Ryngaert (75), Zwevezele
• Bernardus Sjoerds Oosterbaan (75), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Elizabeth Lorah (79), Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus (Arij) Holierhoek (70), Schipluiden
• Bastiaantje Notenboom (84), Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Agnita Petronella Smits (75), Raamsdonk, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia Kooijmans (49), Dreumel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Berendina de Groot (67), Oosterhout

• 1909 » Barry Goldwater, American politician, businessman, and author († 1998)
• 1909 » Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author († 2009)
• 1913 » Anna Lee, English-American actress († 2004)
• 1913 » Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist († 1992)
• 1917 » Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer († 2003)
• 1918 » Willi Graf, German physician and activist († 1943)
• 1919 » Beatrice Hicks, American engineer († 1979)
• 1920 » Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry († 1992)
• 1921 » Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player († 2007)
• 1926 » Gino Marchetti, American football player († 2019)

• 1892 » George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801)
• 1904 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821)
• 1913 » Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
• 1915 » Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)
• 1917 » Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)
• 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
• 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)

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

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

• 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
• February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
• March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
• July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
• August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
• September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
• December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.

The temperature on January 2, 1917 was between 6.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.