Historical Events In 1917

Sep 12   In Buenos Aires, South America, German buildings are destroyed by angry mob on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1917 jon Thorarinsson, composer   

Sep 14   In the year 1917 kerenski regime declares Russian republic   

Sep 14   On this day in history provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed   

Sep 15   Richard Arnell, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky in the year 1917.   

Sep 18   In the year 1917 alan Ande Anderson, opera director   

Sep 19   Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   British assault on Polygon-forest, France in the year 1917.   

Sep 20   In the year 1917 herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17   

Sep 21   On this day in history latvia proclaims independence   

Sep 22   Peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative) in the year 1917.   

Sep 23   In the year 1917 imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Sep 24   On this day in history colin Cowe, senior bursar (Magdalen College Oxford)   

Sep 26   In the year 1917 british assault on Menin-street, France   

Sep 26   Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies in the year 1917.   

Sep 27   On this day in history broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC   

Sep 27   On this day in history edgar Degas, painter, Paris   

Sep 27   Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires) in the year 1917.   

Sep 30   Buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go) in the year 1917.   

Oct 01   René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor) in the year 1917.   

Oct 02   In the year 1917 francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister   

Oct 02   On this day in history hMS Drake, a Armoured cruiser of 14,000 tons built in 1902 torpedoed by U79. She was beached by her Captain, S H Radcliffe in Church Bay on the north coast of Ulster. All the crew was consequently saved.   

Oct 04   Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor in the year 1917.   

Oct 04   British assault on Broodseinde, France on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Robert Adams, English sculptor in the year 1917.   

Oct 06   In the year 1917 robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter)   

Oct 07   Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the year 1917.   

Oct 08   In the year 1917 trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet   

Oct 09   In the year 1917 hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63   

Oct 09   Kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932) in the year 1917.   

Oct 10   Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

Jan 01   Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 03   In the year 1917 birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)   

Jan 04   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director   

Jan 02   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

Jan 06   On this day in history hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82   

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died in the year 1917.   

Jan 17   On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

Jan 25   In the year 1917 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies   

Jan 29   In the year 1917 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75   

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.