Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1917

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1917. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 5 Jaber II Al-Sabah

  Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860).

• Feb. 5 Édouard Drumont
• Feb. 5 Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Tret'jakov
• Feb. 7 Andrea Malfatti
• Feb. 9 Károly Hornig
• Feb. 9 Aurel Popovici
• Feb. 10 John William Waterhouse

  English soldier and painter (b. 1849).

• Feb. 10 Émile Pessard
• Feb. 11 Oswaldo Cruz

  The oswaldo cruz foundation was founded by a brazilian doctor bacteriologist, and epidemiologist (d. 1917).

• Feb. 12 José Denis Belgrano
• Feb. 12 Eugenio Olivari
• Feb. 12 Giovanni Sottocornola
• Feb. 15 Sebastiano Maturi
• Feb. 15 Hans von Keudell
• Feb. 16 Octave Mirbeau

  French playwright, novelist and drama critic.

• Feb. 16 August Rauber
• Feb. 17 Carolus-Duran
• Feb. 17 Tito Lessi
• Feb. 18 Charles Edward Barber
• Feb. 18 Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca
• Feb. 19 Giacomo Bellucci
• Feb. 19 Marshall Farnum
• Feb. 20 Attilio Rial
• Feb. 21 Joaquín Dicenta
• Feb. 21 John Faithfull Fleet
• Feb. 21 Fred Mace
• Feb. 26 I barone Ashcombe George Cubitt