- Feb 1 Eiji Sawamura, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (first no-hitter in Japanese pro baseball 1936), born in Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Japan (d. 1944)
- Feb 14 Red Hickey, American football coach (HC SF 49ers 1959-63; devised shotgun formation), born in Clarksville, Arkansas (d. 2006)
- Feb 22 Jack Robertson, English cricketer (superb England batsman, played 11 Tests), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- Feb 28 Hans Deutgen, Swedish archer (World C'ship gold individual 1947, 48, 49, 50; team 1948), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1989)
About February 1917
How Old? 107 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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