Historical Events In 1917

Oct 26   Lt. Robert Shankland (43 Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military on this day in history.   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1917 jack Plimsoll, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947)   

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

Oct 29   In the year 1917 eddie Constantine, US/French actor (Lucky Jo, It Lives Again)   

Oct 30   On this day in history british govt gives final approval to Balfour Declaration   

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

Oct 30   On this day in history ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story)   

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

Oct 31   Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine in the year 1917.   

Oct 31   Erik Routley, composer in the year 1917.   

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

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

Oct 31   Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies in the year 1917.   

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   In the year 1917 1st US soldiers killed in combat in WW I   

Nov 02   Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine in the year 1917.   

Nov 02   On this day in history durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas)   

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

Nov 02   The first American soldiers die in combat in WW I in the year 1917.   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1917 first class mail now costs $0.03   

Nov 03   The birth of Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish writer in the year 1917.   

Nov 05   Claus Adam, composer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1917.   

Nov 05   Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v Warley) strikes down Lousiville KY ordinance requiring blacks & whites to live in separate areas on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1917 bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace   

Nov 06   In the year 1917 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Prv. James Peter Robertson (27th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history andras Mihaly, composer   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

Jan 05   Reginald Smith Brindle, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Buffalo Bill Cody died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1917 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.