Deaths on January 6

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

Died on January 6, 1917

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack (2 July 1834 – 6 January 1917) was a Dutch legal scholar, economist and historian, who is best known for his work De socialisten: Personen en stelsels ("The socialists: persons and systems").

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Events on 1917

22 Jan

Woodrow Wilson
World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
15 Mar

Nicholas II of Russia
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
2 Apr

Woodrow Wilson
World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
5 Jun

Conscription
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
27 Jul

Battle of Passchendaele
The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.

Deaths on January 6

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

Died on January 6, 1917

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Woodrow Wilson

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