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   In the year 1917 jon Thorarinsson, composer  

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   Richard Arnell, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1917 russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky  

Sep 18   Alan Ande Anderson, opera director on this day in history.  

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   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   Latvia proclaims independence in the year 1917.  

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

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

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

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

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

Sep 27   Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires) on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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) in the year 1917.  

Oct 10   In the year 1917 giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter  

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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   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.  

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   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1917 edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84  

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

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   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1917.  

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