Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey on this day in history.  

Jul 07   Elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree) on this day in history.  

Jul 08   On this day in history faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret)  

Jul 09   On this day in history british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800  

Jul 09   On this day in history british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 804  

Jul 09   On this day in history ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars)  

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

Jul 10   In the year 1917 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   In the year 1917 fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

Jul 12   The birth of Andrew Wyeth, American painter in the year 1917.  

Jul 12   On this day in history the Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.  

Jul 13   In the year 1917 vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal  

Jul 14   Arthur Leavins, violinist in the year 1917.  

Jul 15   Robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 17   On this day in history british Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor  

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

Jul 19   Robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha) in the year 1917.  

Jul 20   Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia in the year 1917.  

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

Jul 21   Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle in the year 1917.  

Jul 22   Alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM on this day in history.  

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   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   John Hillaby, writer/traveller in the year 1917.  

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   Bertil Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948) in the year 1917.  

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

Jul 27   John Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1917 birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)  

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born in the year 1917.  

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born in the year 1917.  

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 02   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1917 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70  

Jan 25   On this day in history edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies  

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

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.