Discover what happened on 17 October 1916 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Silvio Pettirossi (Paraguayan aviator (1887-1916))
- Charles Henry Lovell (Canadian politician)
- Ras Lul Seged (courtier and army commander of the Ethiopian Empire)
- Eugène Berthelon (French painter)
- Francisco Ruiz Martínez (Spanish politician)
- Daniel R. Curtin (American businessman and politician)
- August Theodor Hammar
- Orlando Scott Goff (American photographer (1843-1916))
- Máximo Ramón Lira Donoso (Chilean politician, deputy, journalist and mayor (1846-1916))
- Friedrich Kleinhans
- Eduard Hagenbach (Eduard Hagenbach-Burckhardt (1840-1916) was Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Basel.)
- Amy Oliver ((died 1916))
- Lucy Keele ((died 1916))
- Fred Frothingham Archibald ((died 1916))
- Karel Kremlička (Czech judge (1847-1916))
- Josef Krost (director of gas works in Prague, Czechia (1840-1916))
- Hugh Black (Soldier of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar (Raja Shrimant of Phaltan (1841 – 1916))
- Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar (Raja Shrimant of Phaltan (1841 – 1916))
- Jules Vandekerckhove
- Mary Goddard (21 Aug 1834 – 17 Oct 1916)
- Jean Jacques Daniel Roumengou (French official)
- Arthur Edmund Pew (American business executive (1875-1916))
- Silvio Pettirossi (Paraguayan aviator (1887-1916))
- Charles Henry Lovell (Canadian politician)
- Ras Lul Seged (courtier and army commander of the Ethiopian Empire)
- Eugène Berthelon (French painter)
- Francisco Ruiz Martínez (Spanish politician)
- Daniel R. Curtin (American businessman and politician)
- August Theodor Hammar
- Orlando Scott Goff (American photographer (1843-1916))
- Máximo Ramón Lira Donoso (Chilean politician, deputy, journalist and mayor (1846-1916))
- Friedrich Kleinhans
- Eduard Hagenbach (Eduard Hagenbach-Burckhardt (1840-1916) was Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Basel.)
- Amy Oliver ((died 1916))
- Lucy Keele ((died 1916))
- Fred Frothingham Archibald ((died 1916))
- Karel Kremlička (Czech judge (1847-1916))
- Josef Krost (director of gas works in Prague, Czechia (1840-1916))
- Hugh Black (Soldier of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar (Raja Shrimant of Phaltan (1841 – 1916))
- Jules Vandekerckhove
- Mary Goddard (21 Aug 1834 – 17 Oct 1916)