Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree)   

Jul 08   Faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret) in the year 1917.   

Jul 09   In the year 1917 british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800   

Jul 09   In the year 1917 british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 804   

Jul 09   Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1917 don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard)   

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

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

Jul 12   Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World) in the year 1917.   

Jul 12   On this day in history fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies   

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Andrew Wyeth, American painter   

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

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

Jul 14   On this day in history arthur Leavins, violinist   

Jul 15   Robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life) on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70   

Jul 16   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year)   

Jul 19   Robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha) in the year 1917.   

Jul 20   Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history wW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn   

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

Jul 22   In the year 1917 alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM   

Jul 22   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 on this day in history.   

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   John Hillaby, writer/traveller on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1917 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   In the year 1917 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 in the year 1917.   

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   In the year 1917 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   In the year 1917 death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 in the year 1917.   

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1917.