Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

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

Jan 06 On this day in history hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82  

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

Feb 05 In the year 1917 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  

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

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

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

Feb 16 Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1917.  

Mar 06 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73 in the year 1917.  

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 On this day in history death of elizabeth Storrs Mead, American educator (b. 1832)  

Mar 29 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I  

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

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

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

May 01 Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies on this day in history.  

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

May 11 On this day in history otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66  

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

May 20 On this day in history death of philipp von Ferrary, Italian philatelist (b. 1850)  

May 25 Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 01 Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 05 In the year 1917 birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer  

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