Page 6: Historical Events In 1917

Apr 03   Lenin arrives in Petrograd from Switzerland [NS=April 16] in the year 1917.   

Apr 03   Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd on this day in history.   

Apr 04   British Columbia gives women the provincial vote on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)   

Apr 05   On this day in history richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit)   

Apr 06   In the year 1917 julian Faber, CEO (Willis Faber)   

Apr 06   On this day in history the United States enter World War I   

Apr 06   US declares war on Germany, enters World War I on this day in history.   

Apr 07   De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos," premieres in Madrid in the year 1917.   

Apr 07   R G Armstrong, Birmingham Ala, actor (T.H.E. Cat) in the year 1917.   

Apr 07   In the year 1917 spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 09   Battle of Arras begins in the year 1917.   

Apr 09   On this day in history capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

Apr 09   In the year 1917 edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I   

Apr 09   Johannes Bobrowski, writer in the year 1917.   

Apr 09   In the year 1917 lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

Apr 09   Pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers in the year 1917.   

Apr 10   Pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France in the year 1917.   

Apr 10   In the year 1917 robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)   

Apr 11   On this day in history babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox   

Apr 11   First Battle of Bullecourt, France on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982) on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1917 m Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957)   

Apr 14   Chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0 in the year 1917.   

Apr 14   On this day in history lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57   

Apr 14   Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1917 hans Conried, Balt Md, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy)   

Apr 16   Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution on this day in history.   

Apr 16   Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution. Workers feel a sense of unity in the year 1917.   

Apr 17   Bill Clements, American politician on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece in the year 1917.   

Apr 18   On this day in history moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

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 in the year 1917.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

Jan 05   Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

Jan 06   In the year 1917 hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody   

Jan 16   In the year 1917 death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 in the year 1917.   

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   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41