Historical Events In 1917

Oct 26   On this day in history lt. Robert Shankland (43 Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium  

Oct 26   In the year 1917 petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military  

Oct 26   Prv. Thomas W. Holmes (4th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium in the year 1917.  

Oct 27   Jack Plimsoll, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947) on this day in history.  

Oct 28   Prv. Cecil John Kinross (49th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Eddie Constantine, US/French actor (Lucky Jo, It Lives Again) in the year 1917.  

Oct 30   British govt gives final approval to Balfour Declaration in the year 1917.  

Oct 30   Lt. Hugh Mackenzie (7th Cdn. Machine Gun Company) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium in the year 1917.  

Oct 30   Ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Sgt. George Harry Mullin (Princess Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine in the year 1917.  

Oct 31   In the year 1917 erik Routley, composer  

Oct 31   Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 31   On this day in history major George R. Pearkes (5th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium  

Oct 31   Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies in the year 1917.  

Nov 01   Clarence E Miller, (Rep-R-OH, 1967- ) on this day in history.  

Nov 01   In WW I, the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat in the year 1917.  

Nov 02   In the year 1917 1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I  

Nov 02   On this day in history balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine  

Nov 02   Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas) in the year 1917.  

Nov 02   In the year 1917 lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China  

Nov 02   The first American soldiers die in combat in WW I on this day in history.  

Nov 03   1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce on this day in history.  

Nov 03   First class mail now costs $0.03 on this day in history.  

Nov 03   On this day in history the birth of Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish writer  

Nov 05   On this day in history claus Adam, composer  

Nov 05   In the year 1917 gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for 1st time  

Nov 05   Gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for first time in the year 1917.  

Nov 05   On this day in history supreme Court decision (Buchanan v Warley) strikes down Lousiville KY ordinance requiring blacks & whites to live in separate areas  

Nov 06   Bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Bolshevik revolution begins with the capture of the Winter Palace on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history cpl. Colin F. Barron (3rd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium  

Nov 06   Prv. James Peter Robertson (27th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.  

Nov 07   In the year 1917 andras Mihaly, composer  

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 04   In the year 1917 birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

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   In the year 1917 death of buffalo Bill Cody  

Jan 16   On this day in history death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1917.  

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