Page 15: Historical Events In 1917

Oct 10   In the year 1917 ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night)   

Oct 11   On this day in history franz Alphons Wolpert, composer   

Oct 11   In the year 1917 harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies   

Oct 12   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train) in the year 1917.   

Oct 12   The First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Burr Tillstrom, Chic Ill, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1917 florence La Badie, American actress   

Oct 13   On this day in history soviet accept establishment of Petrograd Military   

Oct 15   In the year 1917 arthur Schlesinger Jr, Ohio, historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson)   

Oct 15   On this day in history chicago White Sox beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series   

Oct 15   On this day in history mata Hari Dutch dancer/German spy executed by firing squad in Paris   

Oct 15   Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris in the year 1917.   

Oct 15   On this day in history uSS Cassin (DD-43) torpedoed by German submarine U-61 off coast of Ireland. In trying to save the ship, Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingram becomes first American sailor killed in World War I and later is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He becomes the first enlisted man to have a ship named for him, in 1919.   

Oct 17   1st British bombing of Germany in the year 1917.   

Oct 17   In the year 1917 first train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen.   

Oct 17   First train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction: On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen in the year 1917.   

Oct 17   In the year 1917 maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59   

Oct 17   In the year 1917 marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

Oct 19   In the year 1917 love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.   

Oct 20   On this day in history efrain Jonckheer, premier Dutch Antilles   

Oct 21   1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I in the year 1917.   

Oct 21   Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz on this day in history.   

Oct 21   First Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca)   

Oct 22   The birth of Joan Fontaine, American actress in the year 1917.   

Oct 23   1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st US shot in WW I in the year 1917.   

Oct 23   Robert Bray, Kalispell Mont, actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West) in the year 1917.   

Oct 23   The Canadian Railway War Board holds its first meeting in the Canadian Pacific Boardroom in Windsor Station, Montreal. The name was changed to the Railway Association of Canada in 1919. The RAC represents the interests of all railways operating in Canada in the year 1917.   

Oct 24   Battle at Caporetto: German & Austria smash Italian army on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) in the year 1917.   

Oct 25   In the year 1917 in Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power   

Oct 25   Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Capt. Christopher P.J. O'Kelly (52nd Cdn. Infantry BAtt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history felix the Cat, cartoon character   

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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   On this day in history 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   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 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   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   On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1917.   

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