Page 14: Historical Events In 1917

Sep 12   In Buenos Aires, South America, German buildings are destroyed by angry mob in the year 1917.   

Sep 13   Jon Thorarinsson, composer in the year 1917.   

Sep 14   On this day in history kerenski regime declares Russian republic   

Sep 14   On this day in history provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed   

Sep 15   In the year 1917 richard Arnell, composer   

Sep 15   Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky in the year 1917.   

Sep 18   On this day in history alan Ande Anderson, opera director   

Sep 19   In the year 1917 joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City)   

Sep 20   On this day in history arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic)   

Sep 20   On this day in history british assault on Polygon-forest, France   

Sep 20   In the year 1917 herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17   

Sep 21   Latvia proclaims independence in the year 1917.   

Sep 22   Peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   On this day in history imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Sep 24   Colin Cowe, senior bursar (Magdalen College Oxford) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1917 british assault on Menin-street, France   

Sep 26   Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies in the year 1917.   

Sep 27   Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1917 edgar Degas, painter, Paris   

Sep 27   Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence NY, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history buddy Rich, New York, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go)   

Oct 01   In the year 1917 rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)   

Oct 02   Francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1917 hMS Drake, a Armoured cruiser of 14,000 tons built in 1902 torpedoed by U79. She was beached by her Captain, S H Radcliffe in Church Bay on the north coast of Ulster. All the crew was consequently saved.   

Oct 04   Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.   

Oct 04   British assault on Broodseinde, France on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Robert Adams, English sculptor on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1917 robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter)   

Oct 07   Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak) in the year 1917.   

Oct 08   On this day in history danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)   

Oct 08   Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)   

Oct 10   In the year 1917 giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

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

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

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

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

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies in the year 1917.   

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.