Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jun 06 Iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 In the year 1917 maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 15 Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867) died in the year 1917.  

Jun 20 In the year 1917 james Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78  

Jun 27 On this day in history gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79  

Jul 02 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies in the year 1917.  

Jul 04 On this day in history johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84  

Jul 08 Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877) died in the year 1917.  

Jul 12 In the year 1917 fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies  

Jul 14 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Jul 16 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 21 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle in the year 1917.  

Jul 27 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Jul 31 In the year 1917 charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies  

Aug 01 Frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Aug 07 On this day in history death of squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891)  

Aug 15 Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 In the year 1917 jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies  

Aug 30 Uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed died on this day in history.  

Sep 05 In the year 1917 death of marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (b. 1872)  

Sep 08 In the year 1917 charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 11 Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot, dies at 22 in the year 1917.  

Sep 12 On this day in history eric Lundie, cricketer (WWI Test S Africa v England 1914), dies  

Sep 20 Herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17 died on this day in history.  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897)  

Sep 25 On this day in history death of thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885)  

Sep 26 In the year 1917 edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies  

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

Oct 09 On this day in history hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63  

Oct 11 Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies in the year 1917.  

Oct 13 On this day in history death of florence La Badie, American actress  

Oct 15 In the year 1917 death of mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris  

Oct 17 In the year 1917 maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59  

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Jan 01 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer  

Jan 05 In the year 1917 birth of wieland Wagner, German opera director