Famous Deaths In 1917

Jan 02 In the year 1917 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 On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody

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 in the year 1917.

Jan 25 In the year 1917 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 On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41

Feb 06 Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Feb 09 Francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies on this day in history.

Feb 10 On this day in history emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73

Feb 11 In the year 1917 death of oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872)

Feb 13 In the year 1917 joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer, dies at 48

Feb 15 On this day in history charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60

Feb 16 Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848) died in the year 1917.

Feb 17 On this day in history edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70

Feb 18 On this day in history charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies

Mar 06 On this day in history jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73

Mar 08 In the year 1917 ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78

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

Mar 25 In the year 1917 death of elizabeth Storrs Mead, American educator (b. 1832)

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

Apr 01 Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48 in the year 1917.

Apr 07 In the year 1917 spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53

Apr 09 On this day in history death of edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I

Apr 14 Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 in the year 1917.

Apr 18 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Apr 24 Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies in the year 1917.

May 01 On this day in history jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies

May 03 Norman Callaway, NSW bat, cricketer (207 in only FC innings), dies in the year 1917.

May 11 Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1917.

May 17 Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829) died on this day in history.

May 20 Philipp von Ferrary, Italian philatelist (b. 1850) died on this day in history.

May 25 In the year 1917 leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72

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Jan 01 Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born in the year 1917.

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)

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

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)

Jan 04 Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 05 Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born on this day in history.