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Born on Friday January 17, 1908
- Antje Luitzens de Jong, Grouw, Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Albertus A. VERSTEGE, Bredevoort († 1984)
- Aaltje Eikelboom, Wapenveld (Gem. Heerde) († 2003)
- Alida Eisinga, Emmen
- Alide Elsinga, Valthermond (Odoorn)
- Alida Eisinga-, Emmen, Nederland († 2000)
- Albertje Scholtens, Holte (Onstwedde) († 1922)
- Agatha Bernardina Bos, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Ennes Wolthuizen, Wassenaar († 1914)
- Afra Maria Deen, Grootebroek († 1955)
Died on Friday January 17, 1908
- Agnes Hubertina Wittelings (65), Venlo, Lim, Nederland
- Aaltjen Woerdman (67), Raalte
- Aagje van Eck (62), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Josepha VROOMEN (85), Heerlen (NL/LI)
- Anje Davids de Goede (80), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana van Dam (75), Stolwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Catharina Visschers (62), Posterholt, Limburg, Nederland, Nederland
- Andries Marinus van Sigtenhorst (0), Deventer
- Albert Kobler (57), St Charles, Winona, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
- Aart van der Linden (39), Leiden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1908 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1905 » Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, educator, and critic († 1950)
- 1905 » Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager († 1966)
- 1905 » Jan Zahradníček, Czech poet and translator († 1960)
- 1905 » Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader († 2007)
- 1905 » Ray Cunningham, American baseball player († 2005)
- 1907 » Alfred Wainwright, British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator († 1991)
- 1907 » Henk Badings, Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer († 1987)
- 1908 » Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager and trainer († 1985)
- 1911 » Busher Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player († 1966)
- 1911 » John S. McCain Jr., American admiral († 1981)
Died on January 17
- 1887 » William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
- 1888 » Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
- 1891 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
- 1893 » Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
- 1908 » Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
- 1909 » Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
- 1911 » Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
- 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
- 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
- April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
- April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
- July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
- November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
The weather on Friday January 17, 1908
The temperature on January 17, 1908 was between 4.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI