Historical Events In 1917

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

Sep 13   Jon Thorarinsson, composer in the year 1917.  

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

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

Sep 20   On this day in history british assault on Polygon-forest, France  

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

Sep 21   On this day in history latvia proclaims independence  

Sep 22   Peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative) in the year 1917.  

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

Sep 24   In the year 1917 colin Cowe, senior bursar (Magdalen College Oxford)  

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

Sep 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1917 edgar Degas, painter, Paris  

Sep 27   In the year 1917 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   Francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister in the year 1917.  

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   Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.  

Oct 04   British assault on Broodseinde, France in the year 1917.  

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   Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak) in the year 1917.  

Oct 08   Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet in the year 1917.  

Oct 09   In the year 1917 hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63  

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   In the year 1917 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   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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1917 death of buffalo Bill Cody  

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

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 in the year 1917.  

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1917 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75  

Feb 05   In the year 1917 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41