Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jun 06 Iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 Maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1917.  

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

Jun 20 In the year 1917 james Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78  

Jun 27 In the year 1917 gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79  

Jul 02 In the year 1917 herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies  

Jul 04 In the year 1917 johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84  

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

Jul 12 On this day in history fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

Jul 14 In the year 1917 death of octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887)  

Jul 16 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841) died in the year 1917.  

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 Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891) died in the year 1917.  

Aug 15 Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831) died in the year 1917.  

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

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 Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1917.  

Sep 11 In the year 1917 georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot, dies at 22  

Sep 12 Eric Lundie, cricketer (WWI Test S Africa v England 1914), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 20 In the year 1917 death of herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17  

Sep 23 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Sep 25 On this day in history death of thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885)  

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

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

Oct 09 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 in the year 1917.  

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

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 in the year 1917.  

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

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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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 03 Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 04 Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born in the year 1917.  

Jan 05 Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born in the year 1917.  

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