Historical Events In 1917
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
May 29 In the year 1917 the birth of John F. Kennedy, Former (35th) American President
May 30 Alexander I becomes king of Greece on this day in history.
May 31 1First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) in the year 1917.
May 31 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) on this day in history.
Jun 01 In the year 1917 hank Gowdy is 1st baseball player to enlist during WW I
Jun 01 In the year 1917 william S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Jun 02 Capt. William Avery Bishop Cdn. (Royal Flying Corps.) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France on this day in history.
Jun 02 Max Showalter, Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show) in the year 1917.
Jun 04 1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Richards & Elliott (Julia Ward Howe) in the year 1917.
Jun 04 Allen Greenwood, deputy CEO (British Aerospace) in the year 1917.
Jun 05 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I on this day in history.
Jun 05 Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter in the year 1917.
Jun 05 On this day in history some ten million men begin registering for the draft in World War I.
Jun 06 On this day in history iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59
Jun 06 Kirk Kerkorian, CEO (MGM, UA) on this day in history.
Jun 07 In the year 1917 battle of Messines, Belgium
Jun 07 Crpl Samuel Frickleton, 3rd Battalion, 3rd NZ (Rifle) Brigade, won the Victoria Cross at Messines, Belgium in the year 1917.
Jun 07 Gwendolyn Brooks, US poet (Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950) in the year 1917.
Jun 08 Byron R Whizzer White, Ft Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just (1962-93) in the year 1917.
Jun 08 On this day in history walt Disney graduates from Benton High School
Jun 10 In the year 1917 60,000 people of Petrograd welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years)
Jun 10 William Barr, rector (Exeter College, Oxford) in the year 1917.
Jun 11 In the year 1917 james Bostock, painter/engraver
Jun 11 King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicated under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens on this day in history.
Jun 12 In the year 1917 maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63
Jun 12 In the year 1917 priscilla Lane, US, actress (Arsenic & Old Lace)
Jun 12 Secret Service extends protection of president to his family on this day in history.
Jun 13 In the year 1917 germany bombs London
Jun 14 On this day in history 1e German air attack on England, 100+ killed in East-London
Jun 14 Al "Lash" LaRue, Gretna La, actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp) in the year 1917.
Jun 14 Gen Pershing & his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I on this day in history.
Jun 15 Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West) in the year 1917.
Jun 16 On this day in history 1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia
Jun 16 On this day in history katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)
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