Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jun 06 Iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1917.  

Jun 12 In the year 1917 maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 15 Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

Jun 20 James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78 in the year 1917.  

Jun 27 On this day in history gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79  

Jul 02 On this day in history herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies  

Jul 04 Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 in the year 1917.  

Jul 08 Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 In the year 1917 fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

Jul 14 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Jul 16 In the year 1917 ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70  

Jul 21 On this day in history christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle  

Jul 27 In the year 1917 death of emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841)  

Jul 31 Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 01 On this day in history death of frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879)  

Aug 07 On this day in history death of squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891)  

Aug 15 On this day in history death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)  

Aug 20 On this day in history jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies  

Aug 30 Uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed died in the year 1917.  

Sep 05 In the year 1917 death of marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (b. 1872)  

Sep 08 Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot, dies at 22 in the year 1917.  

Sep 12 In the year 1917 eric Lundie, cricketer (WWI Test S Africa v England 1914), dies  

Sep 20 Herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17 died on this day in history.  

Sep 23 In the year 1917 death of werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897)  

Sep 25 Thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885) died in the year 1917.  

Sep 26 Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 27 On this day in history death of edgar Degas, painter, Paris  

Oct 09 On this day in history hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63  

Oct 11 In the year 1917 harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies  

Oct 13 In the year 1917 death of florence La Badie, American actress  

Oct 15 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris died on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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 in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 03 Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1917 birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director