Historical Events In 1917

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

Apr 03   Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1917 richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit)   

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

Apr 06   The United States enter World War I in the year 1917.   

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

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

Apr 07   R G Armstrong, Birmingham Ala, actor (T.H.E. Cat) on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Spyridon Filiskos Samaras, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Battle of Arras begins on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1917 capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

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

Apr 09   On this day in history johannes Bobrowski, writer   

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

Apr 09   Pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France in the year 1917.   

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   In the year 1917 pvt. John George Pattison (Cdn. 50th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

Apr 10   Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965) in the year 1917.   

Apr 11   Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox in the year 1917.   

Apr 11   On this day in history first Battle of Bullecourt, France   

Apr 12   Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 14   Chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 15   Hans Conried, Balt Md, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy) in the year 1917.   

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   In the year 1917 bill Clements, American politician   

Apr 18   Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece in the year 1917.   

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   In the year 1917 birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)   

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

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

Jan 03   Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire was born in the year 1917.   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1917 edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1917 death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

Jan 17   In the year 1917 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   Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.