About the day » Friday December 17, 1886Calender converter

• Anna Haselhoff, Highland Township, Iowa County, Wisconsin († 1966)
• Alida Georgina Slok Soede, Vreeland († 1912)
• Van Ammel Rosalia Maria Joanna, Merksplas, Antwerpen, België
• Alfonsine NOÉ, Grote-Spouwen, 3740, Bilzen, Limburg, België († 1889)
• Adrianus Johannus Borrebach, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1966)
• DELESALLE († 1946)
• Hilligje Klomp, Ruinerwold
• Adriana van Duijl, Rotterdam († 1888)
• Alida Georgine Jeanette Slok Soede, Vreeland († 1912)
• Alfons Jozef Coppé, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen

• Antonij Johan Hendrikesen ten Cate (64), Stad Delden
• Antonius Heynen (84), Zichen-Zussen-Bolder, Riemst (B)
• Antje Thijsses Dijkstra (73), Donkerbroek
• Antje Thijsdr. Dijkstra (73), Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Thijsses Dijkstra (72), Ooststellingwerf
• Anthonie Johan ten Cate (64), Delden,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antje Jurrits Bijstra (72), Wijnjeterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie van Vliet (71), Overschie
• Aartje Eijkelenboom (26), Ammerstol
• Anthonius Hinke (9), Hoogwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1881 » Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach († 1930)
• 1884 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer († 1976)
• 1887 » Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator († 1957)
• 1890 » Prince Joachim of Prussia († 1920)
• 1892 » Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach († 1950)
• 1893 » Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot († 1971)
• 1893 » Erwin Piscator, German director and producer († 1966)
• 1894 » Arthur Fiedler, American conductor († 1979)
• 1894 » Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier († 1969)
• 1894 » Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1977)

• 1847 » Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
• 1857 » Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
• 1904 » William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (b. 1848)
• 1907 » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
• 1917 » Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
• 1927 » Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)
• 1928 » Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)
• 1929 » Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 1930 » Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894)

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

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

• 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 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 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
• June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
• June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
• August 31 » The 7.0 M_w  Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
• September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
• October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

The temperature on December 17, 1886 was about 1.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.