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 In the year 1917 death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)  

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

Jun 27 Gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79 in the year 1917.  

Jul 02 In the year 1917 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 In the year 1917 death of tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)  

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

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 in the year 1917.  

Jul 27 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Jul 31 Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies in the year 1917.  

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

Aug 20 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies in the year 1917.  

Aug 30 Uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies in the year 1917.  

Sep 03 Fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed died on this day in history.  

Sep 05 On this day in history death of marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (b. 1872)  

Sep 08 On this day in history charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74  

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 in the year 1917.  

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

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

Sep 25 In the year 1917 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 On this day in history death of edgar Degas, painter, Paris  

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1917 birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)  

Jan 01 Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.  

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

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

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 In the year 1917 birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer  

Jan 05 Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.