Historical Events In 1917

Feb 17   Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1917 charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies  

Feb 18   In the year 1917 phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey)  

Feb 19   On this day in history carson McCullers, US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)  

Feb 20   Ammunitions ship explodes in Archangelsk harbor, about 1,500 die on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Frederick Page, CEO (British Aerospace Aircraft Group) in the year 1917.  

Feb 21   British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire & explodes; 100s die on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history victor G M Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65)  

Feb 22   German Navy torpedoes 7 Dutch ships in the year 1917.  

Feb 23   On this day in history february revolution begins in Russia  

Feb 23   In the year 1917 kenneth Tobey, actor (Chuck-Whirlybirds) [or Mar 23]  

Feb 24   German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram) on this day in history.  

Feb 24   German plan to get Mexican help in WWI exposed (Zimmerman telegram) on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1917 russian revolution breaks out  

Feb 24   In the year 1917 william Fairbank, Minneapolis, physicist (superconductivity)  

Feb 25   Alex Gordon, architect in the year 1917.  

Feb 25   On this day in history laconia, a Cunard ship. Sunk by torpedo attack from German U-boat U50 on the return journey from the USA to Liverpool while about 150 miles north west of the Fastnet Rock. There was a crew of 217 and she was carrying 75 passengers. 12 people were killed, 6 crew and 6 passengers.  

Feb 25   The birth of Anthony Burgess, English novelist on this day in history.  

Feb 26   1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   First Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands) in the year 1917.  

Feb 26   Robert Taft Jr, (Sen-R-Oh) in the year 1917.  

Feb 27   John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), shot in Kennedy motorcade in the year 1917.  

Feb 27   Women in Ontario win right to vote in provincial elections in the year 1917.  

Feb 28   In the year 1917 aP reports México & Japan will ally with Germany if US enters WWI  

Feb 28   AP reports Mexico & Japan will allie with Germany if US enters WW I in the year 1917.  

Feb 28   On this day in history hans Deutgen, Sweden, world champion archer  

Feb 28   On this day in history russian Duma sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets  

Feb 28   In the year 1917 the birth of John B Connally, Texas Governor who was shot with JFK  

Mar 01   1st federal land bank chartered in the year 1917.  

Mar 01   In the year 1917 dinah Shore, Winchester Tenn, singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet)  

Mar 01   On this day in history firt federal land bank chartered  

Mar 01   IN Edmonton Alberta the Alberta Provincial Police Force is founded later duties are taken over by the RCMP in rural areas in the year 1917.  

Mar 02   In the year 1917 desi Arnaz, Santiago Cuba, actor (I Love Lucy)  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer  

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   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   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1917 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies  

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 on this day in history.