Historical Events In 1917

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

Jan 02   Royal Bank of Canada takes over Québec Bank on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   On this day in history vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 04   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 07   Ulysses Sipmson Kay, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1917 austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy   

Jan 08   In the year 1917 canadian actress Mary Pickford, born Gladys Smith in Toronto, stars in a new silent film, Pride of the Clan   

Jan 09   Herbert Lom, Czech, actor (Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray) on this day in history.   

Jan 09   World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody in the year 1917.   

Jan 10   Jerry Wexler, music producer (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan) on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history navy places first production order for aerial photographic equipment.   

Jan 11   Guy Bolton & PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart," premieres in NYC in the year 1917.   

Jan 13   Felix Guerro Diaz, composer in the year 1917.   

Jan 16   On this day in history buddy Lester, Chicago Ill, actor (Nick-Phil Silvers Show)   

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

Jan 17   The United States bought 50 of the Virgin Islands in the West Indies from Denmark for $25 million in the year 1917.   

Jan 17   On this day in history uS pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands   

Jan 17   US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Oscar Lewenstein, impressario in the year 1917.   

Jan 19   On this day in history john Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game)   

Jan 19   Silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die in the year 1917.   

Jan 21   Rohan Butler, historian in the year 1917.   

Jan 24   Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1917 ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

Jan 24   Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty) in the year 1917.   

Jan 24   In the year 1917 the birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor   

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

Jan 25   The United States buy the Virgin islands for 25 million dollars on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record) on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history dunboyne, Lord   

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Jan 01   Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981) was born in the year 1917.   

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

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   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1917 birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

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   Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died in the year 1917.   

Jan 17   Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies in the year 1917.   

Jan 29   In the year 1917 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75   

Feb 05   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.