Discover what happened on 6 January 1917 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
- Carl Leonhard Becker (German painter (1843-1917))
- Konrad Gesterding (German judge (1848-1917))
- Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack (Dutch economist, historian and jurist (1834–1917))
- Frederick William Borden (Canadian politician (1847-1917))
- Johan Andersson i Stärte (Swedish politician (1860–1917))
- Wilhelm Brinkmann (German mycologist (1861–1917))
- James E. Cross (Medal of Honor recipient (1840-1917))
- Nikola Kokotović (Croatian playwright, journalist and translator (1859-1917))
- František Xaver Blanda
- Josef Ludl (Austrian actor)
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- William McAlmon (American-football player (1889-))
- James Lukin (British clergyman, inventor of the “Lukin lathe”)
- William Wye Smith (UK-born minister, teacher, journalist, poet and author (1827-1917), in Canada from the age of ten, active as a poet from 1850)
- Juliana Ogilvy ((died 1917))
- Walter Duncombe ((1846-1917))
- Thomas Onslow ((1897-1917))
- John Richard Ramsay ((1883-1917))
- Karl Thomas
- Arthur Ghyoot (photographer)
- Eva von Pannewitz
- Emiel Hostens (coadjutor)
- Malla Grandinson (Swedish author)
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- Malla Grandinson (Swedish author)
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