Historical Events In 1917
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Jul 27 In the year 1917 the Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
Jul 28 In the year 1917 silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots
Jul 30 In the year 1917 board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting
Jul 31 3rd battle of Ypres begins on this day in history.
Jul 31 Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies on this day in history.
Jul 31 On this day in history crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France,
Jul 31 On this day in history third battle of Ypres begins
Aug 01 Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert in the year 1917.
Aug 01 Frank Little, IWW organizer is lynched in Butte, Montana in the year 1917.
Aug 01 Frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, MT on this day in history.
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 Jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox) in the year 1917.
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 Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South) on this day in history.
Aug 06 On this day in history the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor
Aug 06 On this day in history world War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
Aug 11 Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) in the year 1917.
Aug 12 On this day in history douglas Gunsekera, banker
Aug 13 Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves on this day in history.
Aug 14 China declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I in the year 1917.
Aug 14 China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I in the year 1917.
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 Prv. Harry Brown (10th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France on this day in history.
Aug 16 Roque Cordero, Panama, composer (Sonata Breve) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history capt. (acting Major) Okill Massey Learmonth (2nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France
Aug 18 Casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87) on this day in history.
Aug 18 Dutch Naval Air Force forms (MLD) in the year 1917.
Aug 18 On this day in history sgt. Fredrick Hobson (20th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France
Aug 19 Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw & Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws in the year 1917.
Aug 19 Sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw andChristy Mathewson's arrest on this day in history.
Aug 20 On this day in history jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies
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