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 Paul Rubens composer

  At the age of 41, he dies.

• Feb. 6 Edouard A Drumont French anti-semite journalist

  At 72 years old, he dies.

• Feb. 10 John William Waterhouse

  English soldier and painter (b. 1849)

• Feb. 10 Emile Pessard composer

  At the age of 73, he dies.

• Feb. 11 Oswaldo Cruz

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

• Feb. 13 Joel Angel Russian musicologist/composer

  At 48 years old, he dies.

• Feb. 15 Charles A van Ophuysen Dutch orientalist

  At the age of 60, dies.

• Feb. 16 Octave Mirbeau

  French playwright, novelist and drama critic. he had a turbulent journalistic career. he was involved in several duel and one of his plays was censored.

• Feb. 17 Edmund Bishop English Secretary of Thomas Carlyle

  At the age of 70, she dies.

• Feb. 18 Charles E Barber US chief engraver (1879-1917)

  Dies.

• Feb. 20 Leone Sextus Tollemache

  British army captain (born in 1884)