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Born on Wednesday January 17, 1912
- Agatha Everdina Paulina Meijer, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alvaro Cintra de Oliveira, Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil († 1973)
- Johanna Everdina van Reede, Doorn († 1913)
- Albertus Heemskerk, Rijnsburg, Nederland († 1994)
- Anna Cornelia Maria Verschuren, Ginneken en Bavel
- Albers, Gemeente Emmen, Nederland († 1976)
- Agatha Wilhelmina Johanna van der Burg, Den haag, ZH, Nederland († 1966)
- Alma Marie Statzer, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1998)
- Norder, Nieuwe Pekela, Nederland († 1912)
- Adolf Nicolaas van Os, Poeldijk († 1990)
Died on Wednesday January 17, 1912
- Adriana cornelia Johanna van Hest (0), Tilburg Netherlands
- Aaltjen Eelting (85), Angerlo
- Ale Keimpes Reitsma (81), Menaldumadeel
- Aart Bernard (44), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Antonio dos Santos Reis (77), Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brasil
- Aafke van der Ploeg (87), Bedum, Groningen, Nederland
- * Christiaan Grondlach (Gonlag) (80), Vrijenban
- Adrianus Cornelis Deijkers (1), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Klazina Smorenburg (37), Vreeswijk
- Arend Jolink (81), Ambt-Doetinchem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1912 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 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 » George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1991)
- 1911 » John S. McCain Jr., American admiral († 1981)
- 1914 » Anacleto Angelini, Italian-Chilean businessman († 2007)
- 1914 » Irving Brecher, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2008)
- 1914 » Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot († 2015)
- 1914 » William Stafford, American poet and author († 1993)
- 1916 » Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., American lieutenant and politician († 2011)
Died on January 17
- 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)
- 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
- 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
Names that were popular for boys in 1912
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1912
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1912
- 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
- January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
- February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
- February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
- May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
- October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
The weather on Wednesday January 17, 1912
The temperature on January 17, 1912 was between -9.2 °C and -2.5 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI