Historical Events In 1917

Sep 12   On this day in history in Buenos Aires, South America, German buildings are destroyed by angry mob  

Sep 13   On this day in history jon Thorarinsson, composer  

Sep 14   On this day in history kerenski regime declares Russian republic  

Sep 14   In the year 1917 provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed  

Sep 15   In the year 1917 richard Arnell, composer  

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

Sep 18   Alan Ande Anderson, opera director in the year 1917.  

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

Sep 20   Herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Latvia proclaims independence in the year 1917.  

Sep 22   In the year 1917 peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative)  

Sep 23   In the year 1917 imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948)  

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

Sep 26   In the year 1917 british assault on Menin-street, France  

Sep 26   Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC on this day in history.  

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

Sep 27   Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires) in the year 1917.  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)  

Oct 02   In the year 1917 francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister  

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 in the year 1917.  

Oct 04   Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor in the year 1917.  

Oct 04   In the year 1917 british assault on Broodseinde, France  

Oct 05   In the year 1917 robert Adams, English sculptor  

Oct 06   Robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter) on this day in history.  

Oct 07   On this day in history helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak)  

Oct 08   Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) in the year 1917.  

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   Kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.  

Oct 10   Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.  

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   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director  

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

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1917 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies  

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

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1917.