Page 11: Historical Events In 1917

Jul 06   T E Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1917 elton Britt, Marshall Ark, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree)   

Jul 08   In the year 1917 faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret)   

Jul 09   On this day in history british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 800   

Jul 09   On this day in history british warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow killing 804   

Jul 09   Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orch leader (Cavalcade of Stars) in the year 1917.   

Jul 10   On this day in history don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard)   

Jul 10   Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft in the year 1917.   

Jul 10   In the year 1917 emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing the draft   

Jul 12   Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford Pa, painter (Christina's World) in the year 1917.   

Jul 12   On this day in history fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp merchant/forger, dies   

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Andrew Wyeth, American painter   

Jul 12   In the year 1917 the Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.   

Jul 13   In the year 1917 vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal   

Jul 14   On this day in history arthur Leavins, violinist   

Jul 15   Robert Conquest, English author (Back to Life) in the year 1917.   

Jul 16   In the year 1917 ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70   

Jul 16   William Bishop, Oak Park Ill, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life) on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1917 british Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor   

Jul 17   On this day in history lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year)   

Jul 19   On this day in history robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha)   

Jul 20   Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia in the year 1917.   

Jul 20   In the year 1917 wW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn   

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

Jul 22   In the year 1917 alexander Kerensky becomes Russian PM   

Jul 22   Four members of the Australian Army Nursing Service - Sisters Cawood, Deacon and Ross-King and Staff Nurse Derrer - win Military Medals for rescuing patients trapped in a burning Casualty Clearing Station at Trois Arbes, France These were the first bravery awards won by Australian nurses in action on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1917 m Wolf discovers asteroids #879 Ricarda, #880 Herba & #881 Athene   

Jul 23   Charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man) in the year 1917.   

Jul 23   On this day in history cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes   

Jul 24   John Hillaby, writer/traveller on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history bertil Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Jul 26   J Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history john Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace)   

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

Jan 01   Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)   

Jan 03   Vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1917.   

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

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   In the year 1917 death of buffalo Bill Cody   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

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

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