Historical Events In 1917

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

Sep 13   Jon Thorarinsson, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Kerenski regime declares Russian republic on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed on this day in history.  

Sep 15   On this day in history richard Arnell, composer  

Sep 15   Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky in the year 1917.  

Sep 18   In the year 1917 alan Ande Anderson, opera director  

Sep 19   In the year 1917 joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City)  

Sep 20   Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic) on this day in history.  

Sep 20   In the year 1917 british assault on Polygon-forest, France  

Sep 20   On this day in history herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17  

Sep 21   Latvia proclaims independence on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative) on this day in history.  

Sep 23   On this day in history imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948)  

Sep 24   On this day in history colin Cowe, senior bursar (Magdalen College Oxford)  

Sep 26   On this day in history british assault on Menin-street, France  

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

Sep 27   In the year 1917 broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC  

Sep 27   In the year 1917 edgar Degas, painter, Paris  

Sep 27   On this day in history louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires)  

Sep 30   Buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go) in the year 1917.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 02   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 on this day in history.  

Oct 04   On this day in history albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor  

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

Oct 05   Robert Adams, English sculptor in the year 1917.  

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

Oct 07   Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak) on this day in history.  

Oct 08   On this day in history danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)  

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

Oct 09   Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 09   On this day in history kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)  

Oct 10   Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter in the year 1917.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)  

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 in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer  

Jan 05   Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16   In the year 1917 death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)  

Jan 17   In the year 1917 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70  

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

Jan 29   On this day in history evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75  

Feb 05   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41