Historical Events In 1917

Mar 15   Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3/3 OS] in the year 1917.  

Mar 17   1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis in the year 1917.  

Mar 17   Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1917 tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne  

Mar 18   In the year 1917 william Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies  

Mar 19   Navy Department authorizes enrollment of women in Naval Reserve with ratings of yeoman, radio electrician, or other essential ratings on this day in history.  

Mar 19   US Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees (Adamson Act) in the year 1917.  

Mar 19   US Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees in the year 1917.  

Mar 20   Dolf Verspoor, literary/interpreter (M Nijhoff Prize 1958) on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Lieutenant FH McNamara, 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, becomes the only member of the AFC to win a Victoria Cross for his action in the raid on Tel el Hasi, Palestine on this day in history.  

Mar 21   In the year 1917 1st female US Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh  

Mar 21   In the year 1917 loretta Walsh becomes first woman Navy petty officer when sworn in as Chief Yeoman.  

Mar 22   In the year 1917 c S Pick, publisher  

Mar 22   One week after socialist revolutionaries forced Russian Czar Nicholas II to abdicate, the United States becomes the first government in the world to recognize Russia’s provincial government in the year 1917.  

Mar 23   In the year 1917 4 day series of tornadoes kills 211 in Midwest US  

Mar 23   On this day in history h C Allen, American historian  

Mar 23   Launching of USS New Mexico, first dreadnought with turboelectric drive on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest US on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1917 jean Graham Hall, circuit court judge (England)  

Mar 26   Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 on this day in history.  

Mar 27   On this day in history cyrus R Vance, US Secretary of State (1977-80)  

Mar 27   In the year 1917 lt. Frederick M. W. Harvey (Lord Strathcona's Horse Cdn.) wins the Victoria Cross at Gyencourt France  

Mar 28   Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv & Jaffa by Turkish authorities in the year 1917.  

Mar 29   On this day in history arthur Knight, CEO (Courtaulds)  

Mar 29   On this day in history fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 30   On this day in history els Aarne, composer  

Mar 31   US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands in the year 1917.  

Mar 31   US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Johnny Andrews, Boston, singer/host (Songs at Twilight) on this day in history.  

Apr 01   In the year 1917 scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48  

Apr 02   Dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie) in the year 1917.  

Apr 02   Jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history bill Finegan, Newark NJ, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue)  

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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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer  

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

Jan 02   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 in the year 1917.  

Jan 06   In the year 1917 hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82  

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died in the year 1917.  

Jan 16   In the year 1917 death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)  

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies  

Jan 29   On this day in history 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.