Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   In the year 1917 t E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey  

Jul 07   Elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree) in the year 1917.  

Jul 08   Faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 09   On this day in history 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   Don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard) on this day in history.  

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 12   In the year 1917 fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

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

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

Jul 13   On this day in history vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal  

Jul 14   Arthur Leavins, violinist on this day in history.  

Jul 15   In the year 1917 robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life)  

Jul 16   On this day in history ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year) in the year 1917.  

Jul 19   On this day in history robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha)  

Jul 20   Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia on this day in history.  

Jul 20   WW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle  

Jul 22   On this day in history alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM  

Jul 22   In the year 1917 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  

Jul 22   M Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene on this day in history.  

Jul 23   Charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man) on this day in history.  

Jul 23   On this day in history cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes  

Jul 24   In the year 1917 john Hillaby, writer/traveller  

Jul 25   On this day in history sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).  

Jul 26   In the year 1917 bertil Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)  

Jul 26   On this day in history j Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.  

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   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born in the year 1917.  

Jan 05   Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1917 hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70  

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies in the year 1917.  

Jan 29   Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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