Famous Deaths In 1917

Jun 06 Iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1917.  

Jun 12 In the year 1917 maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 15 In the year 1917 death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)  

Jun 20 On this day in history james Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78  

Jun 27 In the year 1917 gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79  

Jul 02 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies in the year 1917.  

Jul 04 Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 in the year 1917.  

Jul 08 Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies in the year 1917.  

Jul 14 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887) died in the year 1917.  

Jul 16 On this day in history ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70  

Jul 21 In the year 1917 christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle  

Jul 27 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Jul 31 On this day in history charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies  

Aug 01 On this day in history death of frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879)  

Aug 07 On this day in history death of squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891)  

Aug 15 On this day in history death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)  

Aug 20 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies in the year 1917.  

Aug 30 In the year 1917 uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies  

Sep 03 In the year 1917 death of fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed  

Sep 05 Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (b. 1872) died in the year 1917.  

Sep 08 Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 On this day in history georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot, dies at 22  

Sep 12 Eric Lundie, cricketer (WWI Test S Africa v England 1914), dies in the year 1917.  

Sep 20 On this day in history death of herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17  

Sep 23 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897) died in the year 1917.  

Sep 25 On this day in history death of thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885)  

Sep 26 Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Edgar Degas, painter, Paris died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 11 Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 13 Florence La Badie, American actress died on this day in history.  

Oct 15 On this day in history death of mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris  

Oct 17 In the year 1917 maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59  

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Jan 01 Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1917 birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

Jan 05 Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born in the year 1917.  

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