About the day » Tuesday February 17, 1925Calender converter

• Catharina Boukens, Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Maria Rovers, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1983)
• Bernardus Hendricus Johannes Rondeltap, Schiedam,- († 1926)
• Alice Wendrickx, Mechelen-Bovelingen, België († 2006)
• Adrianus Johannes Verdel, Kethel en Spaland († 1931)
• (Stillborn) ELDERING, Emmen Drenthe Netherlands († 1925)
• Adriana Johanna van Lierop, Oss († 1990)
• Adriaan de Haan, Antwerpen (Belgie) († 1989)
• Antje Visser, Texel († 2013)
• Annie Dirkje van VELSEN, Rotterdam († 1992)

• Arnoldus Hubertus de Ponti (1), Venray, Limburg, Nederland
• Adriana van Kleijnenbreugel (81), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aletta FLART (84), Hoorn
• Anna Grensberg (73), Kamrar, Hamilton Co., IA
• Antonij Meinen (62), Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alexander Mok (75), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Heiligers (76), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Scholtes (76), Voorburg
• Albert Hindriks Molanus (69), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Antonia Colijn, Almkerk, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1921 » Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic († 2013)
• 1922 » Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter († 1969)
• 1923 » Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader († 2014)
• 1923 » John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar († 1988)
• 1924 » Margaret Truman, American singer and author († 2008)
• 1925 » Hal Holbrook, American actor and director
• 1925 » Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor († 2003)
• 1928 » Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer († 2013)
• 1929 » Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter
• 1929 » Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author († 2002)

• 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)
• 1961 » Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)

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

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

• 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
• January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
• March 21 » Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
• April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
• May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
• July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
• July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.

The temperature on February 17, 1925 was between 2.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.