Discover what happened on 16 May 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
- Enrico Cottino (Italian aviator (1894–1917))
- Giovanni Boine (Italian poet and writer (1887–1917))
- Albertas Surkovas
- Ernest F. Acheson (American politician (1855-1917))
- August Johansson i Kalmar (Swedish politician (1842–1917))
- Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker (Colonial administrator, footballer (1850-1917))
- Stanisław Weiss (Polish architect)
- Ole Olsen Malm (Norwegian physician and veterinarian (1854–1917))
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- Friedrich Helfferich
- Peter Johnstone (Scottish footballer (1887-1917))
- George Warren (English footballer (1880-1917))
- Constant Berthaut (French politician)
- Angus McLeod (Scottish footballer (1890-1917))
- Ulisse Scarpetta
- Julien Schmid (French soldier)
- Francis Henry Brown (American surgeon and compiler of New England medical directories (1835–1917))
- Aurelio Robino
- Sophia Margaret Hoste ((died 1917))
- Ralph Royds Brocklebank ((1897-1917))
- William Maunsell ((1871-1917))
- Josef Kosler (jurist, notary and farmer (1822-1917))
- Vilém Dostal
- Vladimir Yerusalimov
- Esther Gosper
- Louise (Louisa) Harrigan
- Wilhelm Moldenhawer (Danish author)
- William Anderson (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Peter Allan (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- James Boyd (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Robert Brown (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Samuel Cairns Brown (soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Daniel Alexander Brown (soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- John Cameron (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Henri De Vriese
- Josef Černý
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- Rudolph Sohm (German legal scholar (1841–1917))
- Ole Olsen Malm (Norwegian physician and veterinarian (1854–1917))
- Rudolph Sohm (German legal scholar (1841–1917))
- Fernand Halphen (French Jewish composer and art collector (1872-1917))
- Vladislav Petković Dis (Serbian poet (1880–1917))
- Peter Wallenborn (German farmer (1848–1917))
- Enrico Cottino (Italian aviator (1894–1917))
- Giovanni Boine (Italian poet and writer (1887–1917))
- Albertas Surkovas
- Ernest F. Acheson (American politician (1855-1917))
- August Johansson i Kalmar (Swedish politician (1842–1917))
- Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker (Colonial administrator, footballer (1850-1917))
- Stanisław Weiss (Polish architect)
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- Friedrich Helfferich
- Peter Johnstone (Scottish footballer (1887-1917))
- George Warren (English footballer (1880-1917))
- Constant Berthaut (French politician)
- Angus McLeod (Scottish footballer (1890-1917))
- Ulisse Scarpetta
- Julien Schmid (French soldier)
- Francis Henry Brown (American surgeon and compiler of New England medical directories (1835–1917))
- Aurelio Robino
- Sophia Margaret Hoste ((died 1917))
- Ralph Royds Brocklebank ((1897-1917))
- William Maunsell ((1871-1917))
- Josef Kosler (jurist, notary and farmer (1822-1917))
- Vilém Dostal
- Vladimir Yerusalimov
- Esther Gosper
- Louise (Louisa) Harrigan
- Wilhelm Moldenhawer (Danish author)
- William Anderson (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Peter Allan (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- James Boyd (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Robert Brown (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Samuel Cairns Brown (soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Daniel Alexander Brown (soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- John Cameron (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Henri De Vriese
- Ole Olsen Malm (Norwegian physician and veterinarian (1854–1917))
- Rudolph Sohm (German legal scholar (1841–1917))
- Fernand Halphen (French Jewish composer and art collector (1872-1917))
- Vladislav Petković Dis (Serbian poet (1880–1917))
- Peter Wallenborn (German farmer (1848–1917))
- Enrico Cottino (Italian aviator (1894–1917))
- Giovanni Boine (Italian poet and writer (1887–1917))
- Albertas Surkovas
- Ernest F. Acheson (American politician (1855-1917))
- August Johansson i Kalmar (Swedish politician (1842–1917))
- Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker (Colonial administrator, footballer (1850-1917))
- Stanisław Weiss (Polish architect)
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- Friedrich Helfferich
- Peter Johnstone (Scottish footballer (1887-1917))
- George Warren (English footballer (1880-1917))
- Constant Berthaut (French politician)
- Angus McLeod (Scottish footballer (1890-1917))
- Ulisse Scarpetta
- Julien Schmid (French soldier)
- Francis Henry Brown (American surgeon and compiler of New England medical directories (1835–1917))
- Aurelio Robino
- Sophia Margaret Hoste ((died 1917))
- Ralph Royds Brocklebank ((1897-1917))
- William Maunsell ((1871-1917))
- Josef Kosler (jurist, notary and farmer (1822-1917))
- Vilém Dostal
- Vladimir Yerusalimov
- Esther Gosper
- Louise (Louisa) Harrigan
- Wilhelm Moldenhawer (Danish author)
- William Anderson (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Peter Allan (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- James Boyd (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Robert Brown (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Samuel Cairns Brown (soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Daniel Alexander Brown (soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- John Cameron (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)