Historical Events In 1917

Apr 03   Lenin arrives in Petrograd from Switzerland [NS=April 16] on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1917 british Columbia gives women the provincial vote.   

Apr 04   Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) in the year 1917.   

Apr 05   On this day in history richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit)   

Apr 06   Julian Faber, CEO (Willis Faber) in the year 1917.   

Apr 06   The United States enter World War I on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1917 uS declares war on Germany, enters World War I   

Apr 07   De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1917 r G Armstrong, Birmingham Ala, actor (T.H.E. Cat)   

Apr 07   On this day in history spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 09   Battle of Arras begins on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1917 capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

Apr 09   On this day in history edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I   

Apr 09   On this day in history johannes Bobrowski, writer   

Apr 09   Lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France in the year 1917.   

Apr 09   In the year 1917 pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

Apr 09   Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops in the year 1917.   

Apr 10   Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1917 robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)   

Apr 11   Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox in the year 1917.   

Apr 11   In the year 1917 first Battle of Bullecourt, France   

Apr 12   On this day in history bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982)   

Apr 12   M Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   On this day in history chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0   

Apr 14   Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 in the year 1917.   

Apr 14   Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1917 hans Conried, Balt Md, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy)   

Apr 16   In the year 1917 lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution   

Apr 16   Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution. Workers feel a sense of unity in the year 1917.   

Apr 17   In the year 1917 bill Clements, American politician   

Apr 18   Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece in the year 1917.   

Apr 18   On this day in history moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1917 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   In the year 1917 death of buffalo Bill Cody   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.