Page 12: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 27   On this day in history the Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.   

Jul 28   In the year 1917 silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

Jul 30   In the year 1917 board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting   

Jul 31   On this day in history 3rd battle of Ypres begins   

Jul 31   Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies in the year 1917.   

Jul 31   Crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France, on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history third battle of Ypres begins   

Aug 01   In the year 1917 benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert   

Aug 01   On this day in history frank Little, IWW organizer is lynched in Butte, Montana   

Aug 01   Frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, MT in the year 1917.   

Aug 01   On this day in history start of Third Battle of Ypres - Australian soldiers in action at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele   

Aug 03   On this day in history jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)   

Aug 04   Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers in the year 1917.   

Aug 05   On this day in history british troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium   

Aug 06   On this day in history robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North & South)   

Aug 06   In the year 1917 the birth of Robert Mitchum, American actor   

Aug 06   On this day in history world War I: Battle of MărăşeÅŸti between the Romanian and German armies begins.   

Aug 11   Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Douglas Gunsekera, banker on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1917 china declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I   

Aug 14   China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I in the year 1917.   

Aug 15   Prv. Michael James O'Rourke (7th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70 France on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history prv. Harry Brown (10th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France   

Aug 16   On this day in history roque Cordero, Panama, composer (Sonata Breve)   

Aug 17   On this day in history italy declares war on Germany & Turkey   

Aug 17   P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) in the year 1917.   

Aug 18   Capt. (acting Major) Okill Massey Learmonth (2nd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France in the year 1917.   

Aug 18   Casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history dutch Naval Air Force forms (MLD)   

Aug 18   On this day in history sgt. Fredrick Hobson (20th Cdn. infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France   

Aug 19   Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw & Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history sunday benefit baseball game at the Polo Grounds results in John McGraw andChristy Mathewson's arrest   

Aug 20   JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1917.   

Feb 05   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41