Historical Events In 1917

Jul 27   The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele in the year 1917.   

Jul 28   On this day in history silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

Jul 30   Board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history 3rd battle of Ypres begins   

Jul 31   Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies in the year 1917.   

Jul 31   On this day in history crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France,   

Jul 31   Third battle of Ypres begins in the year 1917.   

Aug 01   Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history frank Little, IWW organizer is lynched in Butte, Montana   

Aug 01   Frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, MT in the year 1917.   

Aug 01   Start of Third Battle of Ypres - Australian soldiers in action at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox) in the year 1917.   

Aug 04   In the year 1917 pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers   

Aug 05   On this day in history british troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium   

Aug 06   In the year 1917 robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)   

Aug 06   The birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1917 world War I: Battle of MărăşeÅŸti between the Romanian and German armies begins.   

Aug 11   Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Douglas Gunsekera, banker in the year 1917.   

Aug 13   In the year 1917 phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves   

Aug 14   China declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I in the year 1917.   

Aug 14   China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Prv. Michael James O'Rourke (7th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70 France on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Prv. Harry Brown (10th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history roque Cordero, Panama, composer (Sonata Breve)   

Aug 17   Italy declares war on Germany & Turkey on this day in history.   

Aug 17   P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Capt. (acting Major) Okill Massey Learmonth (2nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France in the year 1917.   

Aug 18   In the year 1917 casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87)   

Aug 18   On this day in history dutch Naval Air Force forms (MLD)   

Aug 18   Sgt. Fredrick Hobson (20th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France in the year 1917.   

Aug 19   Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw & Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws in the year 1917.   

Aug 19   On this day in history sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw andChristy Mathewson's arrest   

Aug 20   JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 01   Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1917 birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)   

Jan 03   In the year 1917 birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director   

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   On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died in the year 1917.   

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies in the year 1917.   

Jan 29   In the year 1917 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75   

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