Page 12: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 27   The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele in the year 1917.   

Jul 28   On this day in history silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

Jul 30   Board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting on this day in history.   

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

Jul 31   Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies in the year 1917.   

Jul 31   Crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France, in the year 1917.   

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

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

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   Start of Third Battle of Ypres - Australian soldiers in action at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele in the year 1917.   

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   On this day in history british troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium   

Aug 06   Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South) on this day in history.   

Aug 06   The birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor in the year 1917.   

Aug 06   In the year 1917 world War I: Battle of MărăşeÅŸti between the Romanian and German armies begins.   

Aug 11   Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 15   On this day in history prv. Michael James O'Rourke (7th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70 France   

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) in the year 1917.   

Aug 17   In the year 1917 italy declares war on Germany & Turkey   

Aug 17   P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87)   

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

Aug 18   In the year 1917 sgt. Fredrick Hobson (20th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France   

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   On this day in history sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw andChristy Mathewson's arrest   

Aug 20   In the year 1917 jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)   

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died in the year 1917.   

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies in the year 1917.   

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 in the year 1917.