About the day » Saturday January 27, 1917Calender converter

• Afiena Wilhelmina Bossema, ,, 2e Exloermond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 2009)
• Ardina Antonia van den Hoven, Made en Drimmelen († 1917)
• Jo Johanna Alma Wisler, Lutgendortmund(D) († 1998)
• Berend Strijks, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2001)
• († 2005)
• Bernice (Bun) STERENBERG, Muskegon Muskegon County Michigan U.S.A († 2017)
• Antonia van Halderen, Oosterhout († 1953)
• Christiaan Köller, Weiwerd, Groningen, Nederland († 1991)
• Clevan George Harris, Marlie Hill, Saint Catherine, Jamaica († 1980)
• Anna Bebelaar, Nijmegen († 1917)

• Anna Gertrud Tieben (2), Schwartenberg, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Aaltje Boer, de (81), Groningen
• Aartje Elisabeth van der Heijden, Geldermalsen, Nederland
• Anna Angenieta Bouwman (67), Breda, Nederland
• Albert Regeling (2), Beerzerveld
• Anna Maria Maria Catharina Gi(l)lissen Gelissen (72), Simpelveld, Nederland
• Albertus Johannes van der Veldt (48), Sloten
• Anna Catharina Breugelmans (75), Turnhout
• Adam Royer (80)
• Anna Maria van HEEREN (0), Dordrecht

• 1915 » Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator († 1985)
• 1915 » Jules Archer, American historian and author († 2008)
• 1918 » Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1963)
• 1918 » Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2005)
• 1918 » William Seawell, American general († 2005)
• 1919 » Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks († 1972)
• 1919 » Tom Addington, English captain († 2011)
• 1920 » Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer († 2002)
• 1920 » Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot († 1944)
• 1921 » Donna Reed, American actress († 1986)

• 1901 » Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
• 1910 » Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836)
• 1919 » Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877)
• 1921 » Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891)
• 1922 » Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)

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.
• January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
• March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
• March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
• June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
• June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
• November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.

The temperature on January 27, 1917 was between -7.9 °C and -0.4 °C and averaged -3.9 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.