Page 14: Historical Events In 1917

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

Sep 13   In the year 1917 jon Thorarinsson, composer   

Sep 14   In the year 1917 kerenski regime declares Russian republic   

Sep 14   Provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history richard Arnell, composer   

Sep 15   On this day in history russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky   

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   On this day in history arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic)   

Sep 20   In the year 1917 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) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1917 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   Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires) on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1917 albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor   

Oct 04   On this day in history british assault on Broodseinde, France   

Oct 05   Robert Adams, English sculptor in the year 1917.   

Oct 06   Robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter) in the year 1917.   

Oct 07   Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak) in the year 1917.   

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   Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1917 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   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)   

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

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director   

Jan 02   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died in the year 1917.   

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 in the year 1917.