Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1917

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

Jun 12 Maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 20 James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78 in the year 1917.  

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

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 in the year 1917.  

Jul 08 Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies in the year 1917.  

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

Jul 16 On this day in history ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70  

Jul 21 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1917.  

Aug 01 On this day in history death of frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879)  

Aug 07 Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891) died in the year 1917.  

Aug 15 In the year 1917 death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)  

Aug 20 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies in the year 1917.  

Aug 30 On this day in history uritsky, leader of Petrogradse Czech, dies  

Sep 03 In the year 1917 death of fanya Kaplan, Russian who shot at Lenin on Aug 30th, executed  

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

Sep 08 Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 12 Eric Lundie, cricketer (WWI Test S Africa v England 1914), dies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 23 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 26 Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina), dies on this day in history.  

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 Florence La Badie, American actress died on this day in history.  

Oct 15 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris died in the year 1917.  

Oct 17 Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59 in the year 1917.  

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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 in the year 1917.  

Jan 02 In the year 1917 birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)  

Jan 03 In the year 1917 birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN  

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 in the year 1917.  

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.