Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jan 02 Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 in the year 1917.  

Jan 06 Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82 in the year 1917.  

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 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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 29 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1917 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  

Feb 06 Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72 in the year 1917.  

Feb 09 In the year 1917 francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies  

Feb 10 In the year 1917 emile Pessard, composer, dies at 73  

Feb 11 Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1917 charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60  

Feb 16 Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848) died in the year 1917.  

Feb 17 In the year 1917 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70  

Feb 18 Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78  

Mar 18 William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 25 On this day in history death of elizabeth Storrs Mead, American educator (b. 1832)  

Mar 29 On this day in history fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 01 On this day in history scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48  

Apr 07 On this day in history spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53  

Apr 09 Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I died on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 18 On this day in history moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73  

Apr 24 In the year 1917 oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies  

May 01 Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies in the year 1917.  

May 03 Norman Callaway, NSW bat, cricketer (207 in only FC innings), dies on this day in history.  

May 11 Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1917.  

May 17 Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

May 20 Philipp von Ferrary, Italian philatelist (b. 1850) died in the year 1917.  

May 25 In the year 1917 leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72  

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Jan 01 Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1917 birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)  

Jan 04 In the year 1917 birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire  

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.