Famous Deaths In 1917

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

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

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 In the year 1917 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70

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

Jan 29 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 in the year 1917.

Feb 05 Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1917.

Feb 06 On this day in history edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72

Feb 09 In the year 1917 francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies

Feb 10 Emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.

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 Charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60 on this day in history.

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

Feb 17 Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 in the year 1917.

Feb 18 Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies in the year 1917.

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

Mar 08 Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 in the year 1917.

Mar 18 William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies in the year 1917.

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

Mar 29 Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1917.

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

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

Apr 09 In the year 1917 death of edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I

Apr 14 Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on this day in history.

Apr 18 In the year 1917 moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73

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 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 In the year 1917 death of philipp von Ferrary, Italian philatelist (b. 1850)

May 25 Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)

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 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 on this day in history.

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

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

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