Page 11: 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) in the year 1917.   

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

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   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft in the year 1917.   

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft in the year 1917.   

Jul 12   Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World) in the year 1917.   

Jul 12   On this day in history fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies   

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

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

Jul 14   Arthur Leavins, violinist in the year 1917.   

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

Jul 16   In the year 1917 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   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   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 in the year 1917.   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1917.   

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

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   John Hillaby, writer/traveller in the year 1917.   

Jul 25   In the year 1917 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   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director   

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   Buffalo Bill Cody died in the year 1917.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1917 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 on this day in history.   

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