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Born on Saturday February 17, 1883
- Adrianus Husen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (NLD) († 1907)
- Adriana Maria van de Put, Tilburg († 1952)
- Adriana Hoek, Steenbergen,Gemeente Steenbergen,North Brabant,Nederland († 1961)
- Andreas Horlings, Nieuwe Pekela, Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1936)
- Aagje Uitslager, Oostzaan († 1960)
- Albertus Gerardus van Wingerden († 1883)
- +Wilhelmus van der Lubbe, Oegstgeest († 1883)
- Alberdina Coopmans, Hengelo († 1949)
- Aagje Visser, Kralingen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Teunissen, Putten († 1933)
Died on Saturday February 17, 1883
- van Zanden (0), Donkerbroek Oostst.werf, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Theodora ten Hove (67), Heino
- Anna Alma Herzog (1), Frankenberg, Sachsen, Deutschland
- Arnoldus Taarling (90), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Scherpenisse (69), Bruinisse
- Antje RIJNDERHOFF (48), Amsterdam
- Anna Cornelia KUENEN (27), Haarlem, 2000, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Teuben- (0), Sappemeer, Nederland
- Alida de Haan (79), Hillegersberg
- Anna Maria Maas (44), Rijsbergen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 17, 1883 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on February 17
- 1874 » Thomas J. Watson, American businessman († 1956)
- 1877 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician († 1932)
- 1877 » Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author († 1904)
- 1881 » Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse midwife, founded Frontier Nursing Service († 1965)
- 1887 » Joseph Bech, Luxembourgian lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg († 1975)
- 1887 » Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic († 1947)
- 1888 » Otto Stern, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1969)
- 1890 » Ronald Fisher, English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist († 1962)
- 1891 » Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic († 1965)
- 1893 » Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist († 1965)
Died on February 17
- 1841 » Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1770)
- 1849 » María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (b. 1773)
- 1854 » John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1789)
- 1856 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist and poet (b. 1797)
- 1874 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
- 1890 » Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
- 1905 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
- 1909 » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
- 1912 » Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
- 1919 » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1883
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1883
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Neeltje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1883
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
- August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
- November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
- December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
Weather February 17, 1883
The temperature on February 17, 1883 was about 1.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.