Page 5: Historical Events In 1917

Mar 17   Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne   

Mar 18   William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies.   

Mar 19   Navy Department authorizes enrollment of women in Naval Reserve with ratings of yeoman, radio electrician, or other essential ratings.   

Mar 19   US Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees (Adamson Act)   

Mar 19   US Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees   

Mar 20   Dolf Verspoor, literary/interpreter (M Nijhoff Prize 1958)   

Mar 20   Lieutenant FH McNamara, 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, is recorded as becoming the only member of the AFC to win a Victoria Cross for his action in the raid on Tel el Hasi, Palestine.   

Mar 21   1st female US Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh.   

Mar 21   Loretta Walsh is recorded as becoming inaugural woman Navy petty officer when sworn in as Chief Yeoman   

Mar 22   C S Pick, publisher   

Mar 22   One week after socialist revolutionaries forced Russian Czar Nicholas II to abdicate, the United States is recorded as becoming the inaugural government in the world to recognize Russia’s provincial government   

Mar 23   4 day series of tornadoes results in the deaths of 211 in Midwest US.   

Mar 23   H C Allen, American historian   

Mar 23   Launching of USS New Mexico, inaugural dreadnought with turboelectric drive   

Mar 23   Tornadoes results in the deaths of 211 over 4 days in Midwest US.   

Mar 26   Jean Graham Hall, circuit court judge (England)   

Mar 26   Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1.   

Mar 27   Cyrus R Vance, US Secretary of State (1977-80)   

Mar 27   In this year, Lt. Frederick M. W. Harvey (Lord Strathcona's Horse Cdn.) claims the Victoria Cross at Gyencourt France.   

Mar 28   Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv and Jaffa by Turkish authorities   

Mar 29   Arthur Knight, CEO (Courtaulds)   

Mar 29   Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76.   

Mar 30   Els Aarne, composer.   

Mar 31   US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands   

Apr 01   Johnny Andrews, Boston, singer/host (Songs at Twilight).   

Apr 01   Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48.   

Apr 02   Dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie).   

Apr 02   Jeannette Rankin is recorded as becoming 1st women member of US House of Reps.   

Apr 02   Pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany   

Apr 03   Bill Finegan, Newark NJ, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue)   

Apr 03   Lenin arrives in Petrograd from Switzerland [NS=April 16].   

Apr 03   Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd   

Apr 04   British Columbia gives women the provincial vote.   

Apr 04   Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)   

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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,