Page 6: Historical Events In March - 17
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1916 On this day in history eight Curtiss "Jenny" planes of the First Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, Mexico, in the first combat air mission in U.S. history
1917 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne on March - 17.
1917 On this day in history 1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis
1917 On March - 17 arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist
1918 On March - 17 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Nathaniel Niles
1918 On this day in history d Arendo, [Arend Honhoff], Dutch pianist/composer (Eleonora)
1918 On March - 17 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Rosemary Beresford
1919 On March - 17 dutch steel workers strike for 8 hour day and minimum wages
1919 On this day in history the birth of Nat King Cole, Popular American singer and pianist
1919 Dutch steel workers strike for 8 hr day & minimum wages on this day in history.
1919 Hank Sauer, baseball player (NL MVP 1952) on this day in history.
1920 John La Montaine, Oak Park Ill, composer (Pulitzer 1959) on this day in history.
1921 On March - 17 dr Marie Stopes opens Britain's first birth control clinic (London)
1921 On March - 17 lenin proclaims New Economic Politics
1921 Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) on March - 17.
1921 On this day in history dr Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London)
1921 Mick Harvey, cricketer (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire) on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history megan Bull, British head mistress (Holloway Jail)
1923 On March - 17 margaret Bondfield, 1st woman chairman (Trades Union Congress)
1924 Netherlands and USSR begin talks over USSR recognition on March - 17.
1924 Sweden and USSR exchange diplomats on March - 17.
1924 Eugene O'Neill's "Welded," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history stephen Dodgson, composer
1925 G M Hughes, British zoologist on March - 17.
1926 On March - 17 dutch Calvinists oust Reverend J G Geelkerken over Genesis 3
1926 On this day in history spain and Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations
1926 On this day in history dutch Calvinists oust Rev J G Geelkerken over Genesis 3
1926 On this day in history siegfried Lenz, German writer (Ein Kriegsende)
1927 US government doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty on this day in history.
1927 US govt doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty on this day in history.
1927 Kenneth S Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist on March - 17.
1927 On March - 17 james Scott Skinner, composer, dies at 83
1928 Edino Krieger, composer on March - 17.
1929 On March - 17 general Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel
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