Page 6: Historical Events In 1917

Apr 03   Lenin arrives in Petrograd from Switzerland [NS=April 16] in the year 1917.   

Apr 03   On this day in history lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd   

Apr 04   In the year 1917 british Columbia gives women the provincial vote.   

Apr 04   Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) in the year 1917.   

Apr 05   Richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit) in the year 1917.   

Apr 06   In the year 1917 julian Faber, CEO (Willis Faber)   

Apr 06   The United States enter World War I on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history uS declares war on Germany, enters World War I   

Apr 07   De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1917 r G Armstrong, Birmingham Ala, actor (T.H.E. Cat)   

Apr 07   In the year 1917 spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 09   In the year 1917 battle of Arras begins   

Apr 09   Capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Johannes Bobrowski, writer in the year 1917.   

Apr 09   Lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France in the year 1917.   

Apr 09   Pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops   

Apr 10   On this day in history munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers   

Apr 10   Pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1917 robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)   

Apr 11   On this day in history babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox   

Apr 11   First Battle of Bullecourt, France in the year 1917.   

Apr 12   On this day in history bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982)   

Apr 12   M Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   In the year 1917 chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0   

Apr 14   Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history hans Conried, Balt Md, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy)   

Apr 16   In the year 1917 lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution   

Apr 16   Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution. Workers feel a sense of unity in the year 1917.   

Apr 17   On this day in history bill Clements, American politician   

Apr 18   On this day in history louise Frederika, Queen of Greece   

Apr 18   In the year 1917 moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

Jan 01   Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004) was born in the year 1917.   

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

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   Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   Buffalo Bill Cody died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

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

Jan 29   Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1917 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41