Page 5: Historical Events In August - 17
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1917 Italy declares war on Germany & Turkey on August - 17.
1917 P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) on this day in history.
1918 On August - 17 samuel Riddle buys Man o'War for $5,000
1918 On August - 17 british troops attack Baku Azerbaijan
1918 On this day in history mort Marshall, NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings)
1920 In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yanks cancel game with Indians on August - 17.
1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) on August - 17.
1920 Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies on this day in history.
1921 Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer on this day in history.
1922 Paul Wiens, writer on this day in history.
1923 On August - 17 anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch)
1924 French-German trade agreement signed on this day in history.
1924 On August - 17 evan S Connell, US writer
1924 Pavel S "Paul" Urysohn, Russian mathematician, drowns at 26 on this day in history.
1925 John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) on August - 17.
1926 On August - 17 greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed
1926 On August - 17 haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
1927 On August - 17 bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)
1927 Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged on August - 17.
1928 Jean R Adams, entomologist on August - 17.
1933 On August - 17 lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game
1936 On this day in history pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Surgery & Foules), dies at 36
1938 On August - 17 henry Armstrong won his 3rd concurrent boxing championship
1938 1st aircraft owned by Forest Service in service (Oakland) on August - 17.
1939 "Wizard of Oz" opens at Loew's Capitol Theater in NY on August - 17.
1940 On August - 17 fDR &Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission
1940 On this day in history fDR & Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission
1941 German raider attacks Dutch SS Kota Nopan on this day in history.
1942 Submarines USS Nautilus and USS Argonaut land 222 Marines on Makin Island, first amphibious attack made from submarines on August - 17.
1942 On August - 17 uS bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France
1942 1st European bombing run undertaken by US forces on this day in history.
1943 On August - 17 allied forces take control of the island of Sicily
1943 On this day in history the birth of Robert De Niro, American actor
1943 On August - 17 498 British bombers attack Peenemunde
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