Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1917
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
May 11 Hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser in the year 1917. 
May 11 Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
May 12 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4 in the year 1917.
May 12 Andre A Rieu, Dutch conductor on this day in history.
May 13 1st appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal on this day in history.
May 13 Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo" premieres on this day in history.
May 13 On this day in history paul Osmond, British senior civil servant
May 13 On this day in history the first appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal
May 14 Herta Ryder, literary agent on this day in history.
May 15 On this day in history hugh Edward Lance Falkus, filmmaker/naturalist
May 16 In the year 1917 george Gaynes, Helsinki Finland, actor (Henry-Punky Brewster)
May 18 In the year 1917 charles Wintour, journalist
May 18 In the year 1917 satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris
May 18 US passes Selective Service act on this day in history.
May 20 Enyss Djemil, composer on this day in history.
May 20 In the year 1917 turkish Government authorizes Jews to return to Tel Aviv & Jaffa
May 20 On this day in history turkish govt authorizes Jews to return to Tel Aviv & Jaffa
May 21 On this day in history dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy)
May 21 On this day in history leo Pinckney, 1st American drafted during WW I
May 21 In the year 1917 leo Pinckney, first American drafted during WWI
May 21 In the year 1917 sS City of Corinth, sunk by torpedo by the german submarine UB31 in the English Channel 12 miles SW of the Lizard penisular, Cornwall while en-route from Singapore to London with a general cargo
May 21 The birth of Raymond Burr, American actor on this day in history.
May 21 USS Ericsson fires first torpedo of war on this day in history.
May 22 Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis, novelist on this day in history.
May 23 Dutch 2nd Chamber okays 1908 conscription draft in the year 1917.
May 24 On this day in history derek Hodgson, British high court judge
May 25 On this day in history dorothy Sarnoff, US, actress(?)
May 25 In the year 1917 leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72
May 26 Eva Szorenyi, Hungarian actress, freedom activist for Hungary in the year 1917.
May 26 On this day in history walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field
May 27 Race riot in East St Louis IL, 1 black killed in the year 1917.
May 27 Race riot in East St Louis Illinois, 1 black killed in the year 1917.
May 28 "Papa" John Creach, violinist on this day in history.
May 29 On this day in history john Fitzgerald Kennedy, Mass, (Sen-D-Mass), 35th Pres (1961-1963)
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