Page 10: Historical Events In 1917

Jun 19   After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor.   

Jun 19   Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwan minister (ZAPUA)   

Jun 20   J Palisa discovers asteroid #876 Scott.   

Jun 20   James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78   

Jun 21   Hawaiian Red Cross forms   

Jun 21   Hawaiian Red Cross founded.   

Jun 23   31st US Womens Tennis: Molla Mallory beat Marion Vanderhoef (46 60 62).   

Jun 23   Sid Watters Jr, horse trainer   

Jun 24   Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol.   

Jun 26   1st US Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I   

Jun 26   The inaugural American Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I.   

Jun 26   William Hamilton, British MP.   

Jun 27   1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service   

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

Jun 27   K M Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48)   

Jun 27   Ultonia, built for Cunard by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne, of 8845 tons, she was sunk by the German submarine U53 190 miles south west of the Fastnet Rock. Two people were killed.   

Jun 28   Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam.   

Jun 28   Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer/actor (My Fair Lady)   

Jun 30   Lena Horne, Bkln NY, actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz).   

Jul 01   Race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)   

Jul 02   Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies   

Jul 02   Pierre Dubois, Dutch literary.   

Jul 02   Riots in East St Louis Mo.   

Jul 03   Helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner.   

Jul 03   Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride-palace Petrograd.   

Jul 04   Engineers at Langley Field in Virginia called an airplane flying several miles away.   

Jul 04   Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84.   

Jul 05   Glenn Reeves, Massillon OH, actor (Defending Your Life).   

Jul 06   Hugo Cole, composer   

Jul 06   T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey   

Jul 07   Elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree)   

Jul 08   Faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret)   

Jul 09   British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800   

Jul 09   British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 804   

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Jan 01   Jule gregory charney: American meteorologist    

Jan 01   Albert mol: Dutch actor   

Jan 02   Vera zorina: German dancer   

Jan 03   Vernon walters: Nyc, us permanent rep to the un   

Jan 03   Roger w. straus: Jr., american publisher   

Jan 04   Maurice wohl: English broker/multi-millionaire   

Jan 05   Reginald smith brindle: Composer   

Jan 05   Wieland wagner: German opera director   

Jan 02   Edward b tylor: English anthropologist,   

Jan 06   Hendrik p g quack: Lawyer/economist (bank of neth),   

Jan 10   Buffalo bill cody: Buffalo bill cody   

Jan 16   George dewey: U.s. admiral (b. 1837)   

Jan 17   Hendrik goeman borgesius: Dutch politician,    

Jan 25   Edwin tyler: Cricketer (slow-lefty played once for england 1896),    

Jan 29   Evelyn baring earl cromer: English consul-general in egypt,   

Feb 05   Paul rubens: Composer,