Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jun 06 On this day in history iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59  

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 On this day in history james Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78  

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

Jul 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)  

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

Jul 14 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887) died in the year 1917.  

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 On this day in history 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 Frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1917 death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)  

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

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

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

Sep 25 Thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 27 In the year 1917 death of edgar Degas, painter, Paris  

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

Oct 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris  

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 Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 In the year 1917 birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)  

Jan 02 In the year 1917 birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)  

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 On this day in history birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1917 birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director