Historical Events In 1917

Jun 16   The first Congress of Soviets convene in Russia on this day in history.  

Jun 17   On this day in history british king George V takes the name Windsor  

Jun 17   The birth of Dean Martin, American film actor and singer in the year 1917.  

Jun 18   On this day in history akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, composer  

Jun 19   After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles & surnames, they take the name Windsor in the year 1917.  

Jun 19   After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles &surnames, they take the name Windsor on this day in history.  

Jun 19   In the year 1917 joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwan minister (ZAPUA)  

Jun 20   On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #876 Scott  

Jun 20   James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Hawaiian Red Cross forms in the year 1917.  

Jun 21   In the year 1917 hawaiian Red Cross founded  

Jun 23   31st US Womens Tennis: Molla Mallory beat Marion Vanderhoef (46 60 62) on this day in history.  

Jun 23   Sid Watters Jr, horse trainer on this day in history.  

Jun 24   Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol on this day in history.  

Jun 26   On this day in history 1st US Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I  

Jun 26   The first American Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I on this day in history.  

Jun 26   William Hamilton, British MP on this day in history.  

Jun 27   1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service in the year 1917.  

Jun 27   In the year 1917 gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79  

Jun 27   On this day in history k M Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48)  

Jun 27   In the year 1917 ultonia, built for Cunard by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne, of 8845 tons, she was sunk by the German submarine U53 190 miles south west of the Fastnet Rock. Two people were killed.  

Jun 28   Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam in the year 1917.  

Jun 28   On this day in history willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer/actor (My Fair Lady)  

Jun 30   Lena Horne, Bkln NY, actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz) on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies in the year 1917.  

Jul 02   Pierre Dubois, Dutch literary on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history riots in East St Louis Mo  

Jul 03   On this day in history helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner  

Jul 03   On this day in history spontaneous demonstration at Tauride-palace Petrograd  

Jul 04   On this day in history engineers at Langley Field in Virginia called an airplane flying several miles away  

Jul 04   In the year 1917 johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84  

Jul 05   On this day in history glenn Reeves, Massillon OH, actor (Defending Your Life)  

Jul 06   Hugo Cole, composer in the year 1917.  

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1917 birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)  

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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director  

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1917 death of buffalo Bill Cody  

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies in the year 1917.  

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.