Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

Jun 06 On this day in history iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59  

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 James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79 in the year 1917.  

Jul 02 In the year 1917 herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies  

Jul 04 Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 In the year 1917 death of tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)  

Jul 12 Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 14 In the year 1917 death of octave Lapize, French cyclist (b. 1887)  

Jul 16 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 in the year 1917.  

Jul 21 On this day in history christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle  

Jul 27 In the year 1917 death of emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841)  

Jul 31 Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 07 In the year 1917 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 in the year 1917.  

Aug 20 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1917.  

Sep 05 Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17  

Sep 23 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897) died in the year 1917.  

Sep 25 Thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 27 Edgar Degas, painter, Paris died in the year 1917.  

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

Oct 11 On this day in history harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies  

Oct 13 Florence La Badie, American actress died in the year 1917.  

Oct 15 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris died on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01 In the year 1917 birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)  

Jan 02 Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born in the year 1917.  

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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 05 Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born in the year 1917.