Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jan 02 Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 16 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1917 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  

Feb 06 Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72 in the year 1917.  

Feb 09 On this day in history francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies  

Feb 10 Emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1917.  

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

Feb 13 Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60 in the year 1917.  

Feb 16 In the year 1917 death of octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848)  

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

Feb 18 Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78  

Mar 18 On this day in history william Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies  

Mar 25 Elizabeth Storrs Mead, American educator (b. 1832) died on this day in history.  

Mar 29 In the year 1917 fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76  

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

Apr 07 Spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1917.  

Apr 09 Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I died in the year 1917.  

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

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

Apr 24 In the year 1917 oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies  

May 01 In the year 1917 jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies  

May 03 On this day in history norman Callaway, NSW bat, cricketer (207 in only FC innings), dies  

May 11 Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

May 17 Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829) died in the year 1917.  

May 20 Philipp von Ferrary, Italian philatelist (b. 1850) died in the year 1917.  

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1917 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 On this day in history birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.