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   Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots in the year 1917.   

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

Jul 31   3rd battle of Ypres begins in the year 1917.   

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

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

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

Aug 01   Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert in the year 1917.   

Aug 01   In the year 1917 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   Start of Third Battle of Ypres - Australian soldiers in action at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)   

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   In the year 1917 robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)   

Aug 06   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Douglas Gunsekera, banker on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 18   On this day in history 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   Sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw andChristy Mathewson's arrest in the year 1917.   

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 in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   In the year 1917 birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

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   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

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

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.