Historical Events In 1917
Sunday, 28 February 2021
Apr 03 Lenin arrives in Petrograd from Switzerland [NS=April 16] on this day in history.
Apr 03 In the year 1917 lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd
Apr 04 British Columbia gives women the provincial vote in the year 1917.
Apr 04 Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) on this day in history.
Apr 05 On this day in history richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit)
Apr 06 Julian Faber, CEO (Willis Faber) on this day in history.
Apr 06 On this day in history the United States enter World War I
Apr 06 US declares war on Germany, enters World War I in the year 1917.
Apr 07 De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.
Apr 07 In the year 1917 r G Armstrong, Birmingham Ala, actor (T.H.E. Cat)
Apr 07 In the year 1917 spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53
Apr 09 On this day in history battle of Arras begins
Apr 09 On this day in history capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France
Apr 09 Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I in the year 1917.
Apr 09 In the year 1917 johannes Bobrowski, writer
Apr 09 On this day in history lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France
Apr 09 On this day in history pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France
Apr 09 Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops in the year 1917.
Apr 10 In the year 1917 munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers
Apr 10 On this day in history pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France
Apr 10 Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965) in the year 1917.
Apr 11 Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox on this day in history.
Apr 11 On this day in history first Battle of Bullecourt, France
Apr 12 Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982) on this day in history.
Apr 12 In the year 1917 m Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957)
Apr 14 Chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0 on this day in history.
Apr 14 Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 in the year 1917.
Apr 14 Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.
Apr 15 Hans Conried, Balt Md, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy) on this day in history.
Apr 16 In the year 1917 lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution
Apr 16 In the year 1917 lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution. Workers feel a sense of unity
Apr 17 In the year 1917 bill Clements, American politician
Apr 18 In the year 1917 louise Frederika, Queen of Greece
Apr 18 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73 on this day in history.
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