Historical Events In 1917

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

Sep 13   On this day in history jon Thorarinsson, composer  

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

Sep 14   On this day in history provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed  

Sep 15   Richard Arnell, composer in the year 1917.  

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

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

Sep 21   In the year 1917 latvia proclaims independence  

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

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

Sep 24   Colin Cowe, senior bursar (Magdalen College Oxford) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   British assault on Menin-street, France on this day in history.  

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

Sep 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go)  

Oct 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1917 albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN  

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born in the year 1917.  

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   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84  

Jan 06   On this day in history hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82  

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   Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 in the year 1917.  

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.