About the day » Wednesday January 24, 1917Calender converter

• Adelheid Meyer, Hebelermeer, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 2008)
• Alberta Adriana Petronella Joosen, Baarle-Nassau († 2007)
• Albertje Ophof, Ter Apelkanaal, Westerwolde, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonia Sijm, Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2012)
• Christina Dirkje Zindel, Blokker, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• A. W. M. Spruijt, Alkmaar,Gemeente Alkmaar,North Holland,Netherlands († 1991)
• Charlotte Maria Stuijt, Alkmaar († 1983)
• Adriana van de Klundert, Standdaarbuiten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1917)
• Adrianus Franciscus VAN DEN BURG, noordwijkerhout, Nederland († 2004)
• Augustinus Joannes Ludovicus Nuyts, Deurne († 1918)

• Alina Francine BISSCHOP (7), Antwerpen
• Angenies van Ekelen (66), Amersfoort
• Antje BOSMA (68), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Arie van der Niet (37), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Pattenier (77), Biggekerke, Walcheren, NL
• Arie van der Niet (37), Noordwijk
• Arie BUTTER (63), Nieuw-Beijerland
• Arend Hutten (68), Zwolle 48
• Arjen Melis Bloemsma (81), Schoterland
• Augusta Jay (83), Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten

• 1915 » Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic († 1991)
• 1915 » Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor († 1940)
• 1916 » Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor († 2013)
• 1916 » Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela († 2009)
• 1917 » Ernest Borgnine, American actor († 2012)
• 1917 » Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church († 2012)
• 1918 » Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer († 1996)
• 1918 » Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association († 2009)
• 1919 » Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1973)
• 1919 » Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator († 2009)

• 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
• 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
• 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
• 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
• 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)

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

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

• 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 6.5 million citizens.
• March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
• July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
• July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
• October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
• November 7 » The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
• December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.

The temperature on January 24, 1917 was between -5.3 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -2.3 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.