Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

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

Jun 12 On this day in history 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 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12 Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies in the year 1917.  

Jul 14 On this day in history death of octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887)  

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

Jul 21 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

Jul 31 In the year 1917 charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies  

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

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

Aug 15 Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 30 On this day in history uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies  

Sep 03 On this day in history death of fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed  

Sep 05 Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (b. 1872) died in the year 1917.  

Sep 08 In the year 1917 charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74  

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 in the year 1917.  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897)  

Sep 25 In the year 1917 death of thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885)  

Sep 26 Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies in the year 1917.  

Sep 27 Edgar Degas, painter, Paris died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1917 hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63  

Oct 11 Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 13 Florence La Badie, American actress died in the year 1917.  

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

Oct 17 In the year 1917 maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59  

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

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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 03 In the year 1917 birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN  

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

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

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.