Page 14: 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   On this day in history richard Arnell, composer   

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

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

Sep 19   Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City) in the year 1917.   

Sep 20   In the year 1917 arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic)   

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

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

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) in the year 1917.   

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

Sep 26   British assault on Menin-street, France in the year 1917.   

Sep 26   Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies in the year 1917.   

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

Sep 27   On this day in history edgar Degas, painter, Paris   

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

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

Oct 01   In the year 1917 rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)   

Oct 02   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1917 robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter)   

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

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

Oct 08   Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1917 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   Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter in the year 1917.   

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 01   In the year 1917 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   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   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history 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   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.