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Born on Friday February 23, 1917
- Alice Emily Pulcher, East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
- Anton Krap, Ter Aar, South Holland, Netherlands († 1989)
- Aaltje Fennema, Rotterdam († 1992)
- Albert Van Hulle, Zomergem, België († 1988)
- Anna Adriana Maria Bonten († 2001)
- Adriana Ingetje Rijsdijk, Rotterdam († 1940)
- Andre Richardson Davies, Sawahlunto, Indonesië († 1943)
- Ann Joan Jura, Fresno, Fresno, California, Verenigde Staten († 1991)
- Bakx, Oosterhout († 1917)
- Allison Andrew Ackerman, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States († 1999)
Died on Friday February 23, 1917
- - Dessart (0), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
- Adolf Starreveld (89), Uitgeest, Nederland
- Aldert Ruigrok (70), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annechien (Anne) Steenstra (82), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Anna Catharina de Smit (6), Hulst, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia van Gils (55), Princenhage, Nederland
- Anna van der Star (69), Hoogvliet
- Annigje Wessels (0), Veldbuurt, Nederland
- Antonius Smits (67), Lierop, Noord-Brabant
- Aldert Ruijgrok (69), Leiden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 23, 1917 at Delpher
Born on February 23
- 1915 » Jon Hall, American actor and director († 1979)
- 1915 » Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot († 2007)
- 1919 » Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager († 1995)
- 1920 » Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician († 2018)
- 1923 » Clarence D. Lester, African-American fighter pilot (d.1986)
- 1923 » Dante Lavelli, American football player († 2009)
- 1923 » Harry Clarke, English international footballer, defender († 2000)
- 1923 » Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece († 2016)
- 1923 » Mary Francis Shura, American author († 1991)
- 1923 » Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay († 2014)
Died on February 23
- 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
- 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)
- 1908 » Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
- 1918 » Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)
- 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
- 1931 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)
- 1934 » Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
- 1944 » Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
- 1946 » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)
- 1948 » John Robert Gregg, Irish-American publisher and educator (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1917
- 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.
- February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
- 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.
- December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
- 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 weather on Friday February 23, 1917
The temperature on February 23, 1917 was between -2.0 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI