About the day » Tuesday January 16, 1917Calender converter

• Antonius (Toon) Verwijmeren, Prinsenbeek († 1997)
• ? Blanken, Valthermond, Odoorn († 1917)
• Abram Cornelis Griffioen, Vreeland, Utrecht, Nederland († 1994)
• Aaltje Brom, Barneveld († 1986)
• Annigje Koerts, Eemster († 1992)
• Anje Arendina Borg, Bourtange (Vlagtwedde) († 1917)
• Antoon Christiaan Smits, Buurmalsen († 1992)
• Andrew Michael Brettrager, Chicago (Cook C./DuPage C., Illinois) († 1957)
• "Josef" Clemens Paulus Apollinaris Hubertus Maria von Ketteler († 1967)
• Annigje Stolk, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1988)

• Anna Adriana Demouge (89), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Christian Roesink (72), Enschede
• Aldegonda Cornelisse (80), Stiphout
• Albert Berenpas (64), Warnsveld
• Albert Jan Berenpas (64), Warnsveld
• Anna Anthonina Buijze (29), Hoek, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Anna Peijs (62), Tilburg
• Alida Maria de Vos (49), Den Haag
• Anna Elisabetha Hilberg (60), Lollar, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
• Albertje Kiel (28), Ter Apel

• 1914 » Roger Wagner, French-American conductor and educator († 1992)
• 1915 » Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2016)
• 1916 » Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player and coach († 2004)
• 1916 » Philip Lucock, English-Australian minister and politician († 1996)
• 1917 » Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. († 2008)
• 1918 » Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager († 2009)
• 1918 » Clem Jones, Australian surveyor and politician, 8th Lord Mayor of Brisbane († 2007)
• 1918 » Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator († 2005)
• 1918 » Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer († 1996)
• 1919 » Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic († 2012)

• 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
• 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
• 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
• 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
• 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)
• 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
• 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)

• 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 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
• February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
• March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
• June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
• 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.
• November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

The temperature on January 16, 1917 was between -2.1 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.