About the day » Wednesday February 17, 1904Calender converter

• Aalt Aalten, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Agelica Maria Berge ten, Groningen, Gr, Nederland († 1991)
• Aaldert Doek, Emmen († 1904)
• Alida Theodora Groen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1904)
• Ailida Theodora Groen, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1904)
• Adriana Johanna Bron, Schiedam
• Alberta Engelina Elizabeth Abels, Zenderen (Borne) († 1904)
• * Antonius Timmermans, Hedikhuizen († 1962)
• Adriana Harteveld, Scheveningen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
• Anna Knol, Boornbergum († 1991)

• Anna Maria van Luijken (47), Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adolphus Franciscus Pruijn (0), Driel
• Cornelis van den Bogaard (0), Cothen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Roelof Pals (1), Emmen
• * Harm Snijder (75), Hasselt
• (Stillborn) PRATHER (0), Oklahoma U.S.A
• Antonius Claassen (70), Mook
• Aaldert Moes (2), Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Anna Spandaw (3), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Christina Wilhelmina Moolhuijzen (1), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1899 » Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author († 1954)
• 1900 » Ruth Clifford, American actress († 1998)
• 1903 » Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian-French author and translator († 1951)
• 1904 » Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic († 1980)
• 1905 » Rózsa Politzer, Hungarian mathematician († 1977)
• 1905 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite († 1937)
• 1906 » Mary Brian, American actress († 2002)
• 1908 » Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 2007)
• 1908 » Red Barber, American sportscaster († 1992)
• 1910 » Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2005)

• 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)
• 1934 » Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
• 1934 » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
• 1946 » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Neeltje
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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
• February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
• February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
• April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
• May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
• October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
• December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

The temperature on February 17, 1904 was between 0.4 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.