Discover what happened on 17 December 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
- Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (French Master of the Dominican Order (1832–1916))
- Elias Peak (American baseball player (1859-1916))
- Scoops Carey (Major League Baseball first baseman)
- Thomas Taylor (British Liberal Party politician, born 1851 (1851–1916))
- Louis Robert de Beauchamp (French military personnel)
- Emil Bock (Slovenian doctor, ophthalmologist of German descent (1857-1916))
- William Rowell (British sportsperson and businessperson (1869-1916))
- Reuben Shannon Lovinggood (American journalist and academic (1864–1916))
- Franc Schumi ((1848-1916))
- António Aires de Gouveia (Catholic archbishop)
- Carlo Giuseppe Cecchini (roman-catholic archbishop (1853-1916))
- Kumajirō Ninomiya
- Ralph Seymour ((1875-1916))
- Henri Picot, Vicomte de Vauloge ((1879-1916))
- Charles Kemp-Welch ((1845-1916))
- William Cayley ((1836-1916))
- Amy Pearson ((1844-1916))
- Richard Laycock Routh ((died 1916))
- Alexander Cæsar Hawkins ((1823-1916))
- Anne Ward ((died 1916))
- Otto Frank
- David Watson Craig (Journalist from Oregon)
- James Robert Brough (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (French Master of the Dominican Order (1832–1916))
- Elias Peak (American baseball player (1859-1916))
- Scoops Carey (Major League Baseball first baseman)
- Thomas Taylor (British Liberal Party politician, born 1851 (1851–1916))
- Louis Robert de Beauchamp (French military personnel)
- Emil Bock (Slovenian doctor, ophthalmologist of German descent (1857-1916))
- William Rowell (British sportsperson and businessperson (1869-1916))
- Reuben Shannon Lovinggood (American journalist and academic (1864–1916))
- Franc Schumi ((1848-1916))
- António Aires de Gouveia (Catholic archbishop)
- Carlo Giuseppe Cecchini (roman-catholic archbishop (1853-1916))
- Kumajirō Ninomiya
- Ralph Seymour ((1875-1916))
- Henri Picot, Vicomte de Vauloge ((1879-1916))
- Charles Kemp-Welch ((1845-1916))
- William Cayley ((1836-1916))
- Amy Pearson ((1844-1916))
- Richard Laycock Routh ((died 1916))
- Alexander Cæsar Hawkins ((1823-1916))
- Anne Ward ((died 1916))
- Otto Frank
- David Watson Craig (Journalist from Oregon)
- James Robert Brough (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Viktor Hobzík
- Eugène Grave
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- Emilio Evaristo Anchorena ((1880-1916))