Page 11: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 09   Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars)   

Jul 10   Don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard)   

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft   

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft   

Jul 12   Andrew Wyeth, American painter is born.   

Jul 12   Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World).   

Jul 12   Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies   

Jul 12   The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.   

Jul 13   Vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal   

Jul 14   Arthur Leavins, violinist   

Jul 15   Robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life)   

Jul 16   Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70   

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

Jul 17   British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor.   

Jul 17   Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year)   

Jul 19   Robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha).   

Jul 20   Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats and Slovenes form Yugoslavia.   

Jul 20   WW I draft lottery held; #258 is inaugural drawn.   

Jul 21   Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle   

Jul 22   Alexander Kerensky is recorded as becoming 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 inaugural bravery awards won by Australian nurses in action   

Jul 22   M Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba and #881 Athene   

Jul 23   Charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man).   

Jul 23   Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes.   

Jul 24   John Hillaby, writer/traveller.   

Jul 25   Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the inaugural 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)   

Jul 26   J Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice   

Jul 27   John Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace)   

Jul 27   The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.   

Jul 28   Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

Jul 30   Board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting   

Jul 31   3rd battle of Ypres begins.   

Jul 31   Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies.   

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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,