Page 11: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   On this day in history t E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey   

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

Jul 08   On this day in history faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret)   

Jul 09   British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft   

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

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

Jul 12   Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 13   On this day in history 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) in the year 1917.   

Jul 16   Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 21   Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1917.   

Jul 22   M Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man)   

Jul 23   Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes in the year 1917.   

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) in the year 1917.   

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

Jul 27   John Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1917 birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

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   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   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   Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 02   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

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

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   In the year 1917 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   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41