Page 18: Historical Events In 1917

Dec 03   Prv. Henry James Nicholas, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Polderhoek, Belgium.   

Dec 05   Simone Gallimard, publisher   

Dec 06   At 9 05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel.   

Dec 06   Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day).   

Dec 07   Leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91   

Dec 07   US is recorded as becoming 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I   

Dec 08   Rufo I Wever, Aruban pianist/composer (Ca'i Organ)   

Dec 09   British forces capture Jerusalem   

Dec 09   British forces under General Allenby capture Jerusalem.   

Dec 11   13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot   

Dec 11   13 black soldiers hanged for participation in Houston riot.   

Dec 11   German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia.   

Dec 12   Edward Firth Henderson, arabist.   

Dec 12   French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543   

Dec 12   Rev Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha NB   

Dec 13   Dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House).   

Dec 14   Elyse Knox, Hartford Ct, actress (Hit the Ice, Black Gold).   

Dec 14   UFA, Universal Film AG, forms in Germany.   

Dec 15   Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia.   

Dec 16   Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)   

Dec 17   Louis Salvador Palange, composer.   

Dec 18   Ossie Davis, Cogdell GA, actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam).   

Dec 18   Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent   

Dec 19   1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto).   

Dec 19   Graham Sharp, ice skater.   

Dec 20   Russian secret police in Czech forms under Felix Dzerzjinski   

Dec 20   Second conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated TOP   

Dec 21   Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina (American Ballet Theatre).   

Dec 22   Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack   

Dec 22   Francesca Saveria Cabrini, US saint/patron of immigrant, dies at 67.   

Dec 23   3 British warships come close to Holland   

Dec 25   "Why Marry," 1st drama to win Pulitzer Prize, premieres in NYC   

Dec 26   1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron.   

Dec 26   Fed government took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I.   

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Jan 01   Jule gregory charney: American meteorologist   

Jan 01   Albert mol: Dutch actor    

Jan 02   Vera zorina: German dancer   

Jan 03   Vernon walters: Nyc, us permanent rep to the un   

Jan 03   Roger w. straus: Jr., american publisher   

Jan 04   Maurice wohl: English broker/multi-millionaire   

Jan 05   Reginald smith brindle: Composer   

Jan 05   Wieland wagner: German opera director   

Jan 02   Edward b tylor: English anthropologist,   

Jan 06   Hendrik p g quack: Lawyer/economist (bank of neth),    

Jan 10   Buffalo bill cody: Buffalo bill cody   

Jan 16   George dewey: U.s. admiral (b. 1837)   

Jan 17   Hendrik goeman borgesius: Dutch politician,    

Jan 25   Edwin tyler: Cricketer (slow-lefty played once for england 1896),   

Jan 29   Evelyn baring earl cromer: English consul-general in egypt,    

Feb 05   Paul rubens: Composer,