Page 11: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey in the year 1917.   

Jul 07   Elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree) in the year 1917.   

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

Jul 09   British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800 in the year 1917.   

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

Jul 09   Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars) in the year 1917.   

Jul 10   On this day in history don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard)   

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft in the year 1917.   

Jul 12   In the year 1917 andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World)   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1917 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1917 vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal   

Jul 14   In the year 1917 arthur Leavins, violinist   

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

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

Jul 16   In the year 1917 william Bishop, Oak Park Ill, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life)   

Jul 17   In the year 1917 british Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor   

Jul 17   On this day in history lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1917.   

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   Bertil Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1917 j Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice   

Jul 27   John Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace) in the year 1917.   

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1917 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 in the year 1917.   

Jan 06   On this day in history hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82   

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.