What happened on 1 February 1917?

Discover what happened on 1 February 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

  • Hans Frederik Helweg-Larsen (Danish lawyer (1845-1917))
  • Arthur Beier (German association football player)
  • Erich von Reden (German judge (1840-1917))
  • Gustav Schönleber (German artist (1851-1917))
  • Georg Andreas Bull (Norwegian architect (1829–1917))
  • Margarethe Witzleben
  • Wasilij Sołłogub (politician (1848–1917))
  • Juan Francisco Lucas (Mexican military personnel (1834-1917))
  • Magnus Petersen (Danish painter (1827-1917))
  • Ramón Ibarra y González
  • Sir Thomas Western, 3rd Baronet (British baronet)
  • Francis Steenackers (French politician)
  • Michel Cazin (French sculptor)
  • Uroš Kostić-Rudinac
  • Máximo Rosenstock Sube (Chilean politician)
  • José María Zubiri (Spanish politician)
  • Paul Wallon (French architect)
  • Jakob Gliber (sculptor and musician from Ainet, Austria)
  • Franc Schweiger (American jurist)
  • Ernest Walker Simons (Anglo-American businessman (1848-1917))
  • Patience Cole-Baker (Peerage person ID=265707)
  • John Gault Crawford ((1834-1917))
  • Arthur Eric Townsend ((1895-1917))
  • Edith Corinne Brown (Peerage person ID=366579)
  • Mary Edith Harford (Peerage person ID=431822)
  • Lee Lowe Beecher Moore ((1854-1917))
  • Frank Pearson (Peerage person ID=548677)
  • Haldane Burney Rattray ((1870-1917))
  • Sidney Wilson (English cricketer)
  • ? Rédarès de Lamartine
  • Gustav Schacherl (father, local historian and pedagogue)
  • Pierre Lautier de Baudouin
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  • Alf Hurum
  • Wilbur Fisk Steele (politician)
  • Bronisława Sadkowska
  • Hans Frederik Helweg-Larsen (Danish lawyer (1845-1917))
  • Maria-Justina De Vrije
  • August Keppens (servant and horse guide (1858-1917))
  • Charles Hutchins Hapgood (1836-1917)
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  • Edward Spencer (Garrett Biblical Institute student known for rescuing survivors of the shipwreck of Lady Elgin in 1860)
  • Josephine Gonne (British suffrage campaigner (1866-1917))