Historical Events In 1917

Mar 15   Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3/3 OS] on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1917 1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis   

Mar 17   In the year 1917 arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist   

Mar 17   Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne in the year 1917.   

Mar 18   In the year 1917 william Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies   

Mar 19   Navy Department authorizes enrollment of women in Naval Reserve with ratings of yeoman, radio electrician, or other essential ratings on this day in history.   

Mar 19   On this day in history uS Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees (Adamson Act)   

Mar 19   In the year 1917 uS Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees   

Mar 20   On this day in history dolf Verspoor, literary/interpreter (M Nijhoff Prize 1958)   

Mar 20   On this day in history lieutenant FH McNamara, 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, becomes the only member of the AFC to win a Victoria Cross for his action in the raid on Tel el Hasi, Palestine   

Mar 21   1st female US Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh in the year 1917.   

Mar 21   Loretta Walsh becomes first woman Navy petty officer when sworn in as Chief Yeoman in the year 1917.   

Mar 22   In the year 1917 c S Pick, publisher   

Mar 22   On this day in history one week after socialist revolutionaries forced Russian Czar Nicholas II to abdicate, the United States becomes the first government in the world to recognize Russia’s provincial government   

Mar 23   4 day series of tornadoes kills 211 in Midwest US in the year 1917.   

Mar 23   In the year 1917 h C Allen, American historian   

Mar 23   In the year 1917 launching of USS New Mexico, first dreadnought with turboelectric drive   

Mar 23   Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest US on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Jean Graham Hall, circuit court judge (England) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1   

Mar 27   In the year 1917 cyrus R Vance, US Secretary of State (1977-80)   

Mar 27   On this day in history lt. Frederick M. W. Harvey (Lord Strathcona's Horse Cdn.) wins the Victoria Cross at Gyencourt France   

Mar 28   In the year 1917 jews are expelled from Tel Aviv & Jaffa by Turkish authorities   

Mar 29   Arthur Knight, CEO (Courtaulds) in the year 1917.   

Mar 29   On this day in history fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 30   In the year 1917 els Aarne, composer   

Mar 31   In the year 1917 uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands   

Mar 31   US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands in the year 1917.   

Apr 01   Johnny Andrews, Boston, singer/host (Songs at Twilight) in the year 1917.   

Apr 01   In the year 1917 scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48   

Apr 02   Dabbs Greer, Fairview Mo, actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie) on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1917 jeannette Rankin becomes 1st women member of US House of Reps   

Apr 02   Pres Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Bill Finegan, Newark NJ, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1917 birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)   

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 04   In the year 1917 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   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1917 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   In the year 1917 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies   

Jan 29   On this day in history evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75   

Feb 05   In the year 1917 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41