Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   In the year 1917 t E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey   

Jul 07   Elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree) on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 1917 faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret)   

Jul 09   On this day in history british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800   

Jul 09   British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 804 on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 1917 ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars)   

Jul 10   Don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft   

Jul 10   In the year 1917 emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft   

Jul 12   On this day in history andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World)   

Jul 12   In the year 1917 fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies   

Jul 12   The birth of Andrew Wyeth, American painter on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1917 the Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.   

Jul 13   Vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal in the year 1917.   

Jul 14   In the year 1917 arthur Leavins, violinist   

Jul 15   In the year 1917 robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life)   

Jul 16   Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 in the year 1917.   

Jul 16   On this day in history william Bishop, Oak Park Ill, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life)   

Jul 17   British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year) in the year 1917.   

Jul 19   In the year 1917 robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha)   

Jul 20   Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia in the year 1917.   

Jul 20   In the year 1917 wW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn   

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

Jul 22   On this day in history alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM   

Jul 22   On this day in history four members of the Australian Army Nursing Service - Sisters Cawood, Deacon and Ross-King and Staff Nurse Derrer - win Military Medals for rescuing patients trapped in a burning Casualty Clearing Station at Trois Arbes, France These were the first bravery awards won by Australian nurses in action   

Jul 22   In the year 1917 m Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene   

Jul 23   Charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes   

Jul 24   On this day in history john Hillaby, writer/traveller   

Jul 25   Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%) in the year 1917.   

Jul 26   In the year 1917 bertil Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Jul 26   J Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice in the year 1917.   

Jul 27   On this day in history john Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1917 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   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born in the year 1917.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

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   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1917.