Page 11: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey in the year 1917.   

Jul 07   On this day in history elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree)   

Jul 08   Faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret) in the year 1917.   

Jul 09   British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800 in the year 1917.   

Jul 09   In the year 1917 british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 804   

Jul 09   Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1917 don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard)   

Jul 10   On this day in history emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft   

Jul 10   In the year 1917 emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft   

Jul 12   In the year 1917 andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World)   

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

Jul 12   The birth of Andrew Wyeth, American painter on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1917 the Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.   

Jul 13   Vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal in the year 1917.   

Jul 14   On this day in history arthur Leavins, violinist   

Jul 15   Robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life) in the year 1917.   

Jul 16   Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 in the year 1917.   

Jul 16   In the year 1917 william Bishop, Oak Park Ill, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life)   

Jul 17   British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor in the year 1917.   

Jul 17   In the year 1917 lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year)   

Jul 19   Robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia   

Jul 20   On this day in history wW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn   

Jul 21   Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1917 alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM   

Jul 22   Four members of the Australian Army Nursing Service - Sisters Cawood, Deacon and Ross-King and Staff Nurse Derrer - win Military Medals for rescuing patients trapped in a burning Casualty Clearing Station at Trois Arbes, France These were the first bravery awards won by Australian nurses in action on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history m Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene   

Jul 23   In the year 1917 charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man)   

Jul 23   Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history john Hillaby, writer/traveller   

Jul 25   Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%) in the year 1917.   

Jul 26   On this day in history bertil Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Jul 26   J Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice in the year 1917.   

Jul 27   On this day in history john Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace)   

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born in the year 1917.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)   

Jan 03   In the year 1917 birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 04   In the year 1917 birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director   

Jan 02   In the year 1917 edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

Jan 06   Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died in the year 1917.   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1917 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies   

Jan 29   In the year 1917 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75   

Feb 05   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41