Historical Events In 1917

Jun 16   In the year 1917 the first Congress of Soviets convene in Russia   

Jun 17   British king George V takes the name Windsor in the year 1917.   

Jun 17   The birth of Dean Martin, American film actor and singer in the year 1917.   

Jun 18   On this day in history akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, composer   

Jun 19   In the year 1917 after WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles & surnames, they take the name Windsor   

Jun 19   After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles &surnames, they take the name Windsor in the year 1917.   

Jun 19   On this day in history joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwan minister (ZAPUA)   

Jun 20   In the year 1917 j Palisa discovers asteroid #876 Scott   

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

Jun 21   Hawaiian Red Cross forms on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history hawaiian Red Cross founded   

Jun 23   In the year 1917 31st US Womens Tennis: Molla Mallory beat Marion Vanderhoef (46 60 62)   

Jun 23   Sid Watters Jr, horse trainer in the year 1917.   

Jun 24   Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol in the year 1917.   

Jun 26   1st US Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I on this day in history.   

Jun 26   In the year 1917 the first American Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I   

Jun 26   In the year 1917 william Hamilton, British MP   

Jun 27   In the year 1917 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service   

Jun 27   Gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history k M Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48)   

Jun 27   On this day in history ultonia, built for Cunard by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne, of 8845 tons, she was sunk by the German submarine U53 190 miles south west of the Fastnet Rock. Two people were killed.   

Jun 28   In the year 1917 potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam   

Jun 28   Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer/actor (My Fair Lady) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history lena Horne, Bkln NY, actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz)   

Jul 01   In the year 1917 race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)   

Jul 02   On this day in history herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies   

Jul 02   In the year 1917 pierre Dubois, Dutch literary   

Jul 02   Riots in East St Louis Mo on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1917 helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner   

Jul 03   Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride-palace Petrograd on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Engineers at Langley Field in Virginia called an airplane flying several miles away on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1917 glenn Reeves, Massillon OH, actor (Defending Your Life)   

Jul 06   On this day in history hugo Cole, composer   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

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

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

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   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 02   In the year 1917 edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

Jan 06   On this day in history hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82   

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died in the year 1917.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

Jan 17   In the year 1917 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1917.   

Feb 05   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41