Page 16: Historical Events In 1917

Oct 26   Lt. Robert Shankland (43 Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium in the year 1917.   

Oct 26   In the year 1917 petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military   

Oct 26   Prv. Thomas W. Holmes (4th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history jack Plimsoll, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947)   

Oct 28   On this day in history prv. Cecil John Kinross (49th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

Oct 29   Eddie Constantine, US/French actor (Lucky Jo, It Lives Again) in the year 1917.   

Oct 30   British govt gives final approval to Balfour Declaration in the year 1917.   

Oct 30   In the year 1917 lt. Hugh Mackenzie (7th Cdn. Machine Gun Company) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

Oct 30   Ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story) in the year 1917.   

Oct 30   On this day in history sgt. George Harry Mullin (Princess Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

Oct 31   Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history erik Routley, composer   

Oct 31   In the year 1917 eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in NYC   

Oct 31   Major George R. Pearkes (5th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

Nov 01   In the year 1917 clarence E Miller, (Rep-R-OH, 1967- )   

Nov 01   In WW I, the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history 1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I   

Nov 02   In the year 1917 balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine   

Nov 02   Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China   

Nov 02   On this day in history the first American soldiers die in combat in WW I   

Nov 03   1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce on this day in history.   

Nov 03   First class mail now costs $0.03 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   The birth of Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish writer on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history claus Adam, composer   

Nov 05   On this day in history gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for 1st time   

Nov 05   Gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for first time on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v Warley) strikes down Lousiville KY ordinance requiring blacks & whites to live in separate areas in the year 1917.   

Nov 06   On this day in history bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace   

Nov 06   On this day in history bolshevik revolution begins with the capture of the Winter Palace   

Nov 06   Cpl. Colin F. Barron (3rd Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium in the year 1917.   

Nov 06   Prv. James Peter Robertson (27th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium in the year 1917.   

Nov 07   On this day in history andras Mihaly, composer   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

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

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

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