Page 14: Historical Events In 1917

Sep 12   In the year 1917 in Buenos Aires, South America, German buildings are destroyed by angry mob   

Sep 13   On this day in history jon Thorarinsson, composer   

Sep 14   In the year 1917 kerenski regime declares Russian republic   

Sep 14   On this day in history provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed   

Sep 15   Richard Arnell, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky on this day in history.   

Sep 18   On this day in history alan Ande Anderson, opera director   

Sep 19   Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic) in the year 1917.   

Sep 20   British assault on Polygon-forest, France on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17 in the year 1917.   

Sep 21   In the year 1917 latvia proclaims independence   

Sep 22   On this day in history peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative)   

Sep 23   Imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Colin Cowe, senior bursar (Magdalen College Oxford) in the year 1917.   

Sep 26   British assault on Menin-street, France on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1917 edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies   

Sep 27   On this day in history broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC   

Sep 27   Edgar Degas, painter, Paris on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1917 louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires)   

Sep 30   On this day in history buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go)   

Oct 01   René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor) on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister in the year 1917.   

Oct 02   In the year 1917 hMS Drake, a Armoured cruiser of 14,000 tons built in 1902 torpedoed by U79. She was beached by her Captain, S H Radcliffe in Church Bay on the north coast of Ulster. All the crew was consequently saved.   

Oct 04   In the year 1917 albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor   

Oct 04   On this day in history british assault on Broodseinde, France   

Oct 05   On this day in history robert Adams, English sculptor   

Oct 06   Robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter) in the year 1917.   

Oct 07   In the year 1917 helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak)   

Oct 08   In the year 1917 danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)   

Oct 08   On this day in history trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet   

Oct 09   On this day in history hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63   

Oct 09   In the year 1917 kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)   

Oct 10   On this day in history giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1917 birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)   

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.   

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

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born in the year 1917.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1917 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   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 in the year 1917.