About the day » Thursday February 17, 1916Calender converter

• Annigje Breijer, Hilversum († 1986)
• Adriana Anna NEDERPELT, Berkel &, Rodenrijs († 1990)
• Arie Tameris, Oud-Beijerland († 2002)
• Albertus Alphonsus Ludovicus Christaens, Sint Niklaas (Belgie) († 1998)
• Anthonie Duijker, Amsterdam († 2002)
• van der Wagen, Elst (Overbetuwe) († 1916)
• Annemarie Mirjam Posner († 1994)
• Arie Schaaij, Rotterdam († 1941)
• Albert Verstrynge, Maldegem († 1992)
• Adrianus van Koolwijk, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1953)

• Abel Klaas HUIZINGA (76), Oldehove, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
• Andries Oordt (49), Hospers, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Agatha Hermanna Dijkhoff (73), Leeuwarden
• Anje Elema (34), Leens
• Agatha Hermanna Dijkhoff (73), Leeuwarden
• Antonie van Stiphout (83), Made en Drimmelen. NBr. NL
• Adeline Ottilie Klotz (68), Danzig-Emaus, Freie Stadt Danzig, Preußen
• Adrianus Marks (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Lammers (76), Haarlemmermeer
• Aaltje Stoker (83), Hilversum

• 1914 » Arthur Kennedy, American actor († 1990)
• 1914 » Wayne Morris, American actor and producer († 1959)
• 1916 » Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot († 1940)
• 1916 » Don Tallon, Australian cricketer († 1984)
• 1916 » Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor († 2002)
• 1918 » Jacqueline Ferrand, French mathematician († 2014)
• 1918 » William Bronk, American poet and academic († 1999)
• 1919 » J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic († 2009)
• 1919 » Joe Hunt, American tennis player († 1945)
• 1919 » Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer († 2001)

• 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. Jacob
10. Albert
11. Adrianus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Marinus

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

• 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
• January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
• April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
• May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
• June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
• June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
• July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.

The temperature on February 17, 1916 was between 1.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.