Page 12: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 27   The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting   

Jul 31   3rd battle of Ypres begins on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies   

Jul 31   Crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France, on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Third battle of Ypres begins in the year 1917.   

Aug 01   In the year 1917 benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert   

Aug 01   On this day in history frank Little, IWW organizer is lynched in Butte, Montana   

Aug 01   In the year 1917 frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, MT   

Aug 01   On this day in history start of Third Battle of Ypres - Australian soldiers in action at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele   

Aug 03   In the year 1917 jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)   

Aug 04   Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers on this day in history.   

Aug 05   British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium in the year 1917.   

Aug 06   On this day in history robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)   

Aug 06   In the year 1917 the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor   

Aug 06   World War I: Battle of MărăşeÅŸti between the Romanian and German armies begins on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) in the year 1917.   

Aug 12   In the year 1917 douglas Gunsekera, banker   

Aug 13   Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves in the year 1917.   

Aug 14   In the year 1917 china declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I   

Aug 14   China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Prv. Michael James O'Rourke (7th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70 France in the year 1917.   

Aug 16   On this day in history prv. Harry Brown (10th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France   

Aug 16   In the year 1917 roque Cordero, Panama, composer (Sonata Breve)   

Aug 17   Italy declares war on Germany & Turkey on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1917 p Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love)   

Aug 18   Capt. (acting Major) Okill Massey Learmonth (2nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1917 casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87)   

Aug 18   In the year 1917 dutch Naval Air Force forms (MLD)   

Aug 18   Sgt. Fredrick Hobson (20th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw & Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws   

Aug 19   In the year 1917 sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw andChristy Mathewson's arrest   

Aug 20   JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies in the year 1917.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 02   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1917.   

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1917.