Historical Events In 1917

May 29   The birth of John F. Kennedy, Former (35th) American President on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1917 alexander I becomes king of Greece.   

May 31   In the year 1917 1First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball)   

May 31   On this day in history 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball)   

Jun 01   On this day in history hank Gowdy is 1st baseball player to enlist during WW I   

Jun 01   William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate on this day in history.   

Jun 02   In the year 1917 capt. William Avery Bishop Cdn. (Royal Flying Corps.) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France   

Jun 02   In the year 1917 max Showalter, Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show)   

Jun 04   1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Richards & Elliott (Julia Ward Howe) in the year 1917.   

Jun 04   Allen Greenwood, deputy CEO (British Aerospace) in the year 1917.   

Jun 05   In the year 1917 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I   

Jun 05   Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Some ten million men begin registering for the draft in World War I on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Iacob Moresianu, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1917.   

Jun 06   Kirk Kerkorian, CEO (MGM, UA) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Battle of Messines, Belgium on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Crpl Samuel Frickleton, 3rd Battalion, 3rd NZ (Rifle) Brigade, won the Victoria Cross at Messines, Belgium on this day in history.   

Jun 07   In the year 1917 gwendolyn Brooks, US poet (Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950)   

Jun 08   In the year 1917 byron R Whizzer White, Ft Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just (1962-93)   

Jun 08   Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School on this day in history.   

Jun 10   60,000 people of Petrograd welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years) in the year 1917.   

Jun 10   William Barr, rector (Exeter College, Oxford) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   James Bostock, painter/engraver on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1917 king Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicated under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens.   

Jun 12   On this day in history maria Teresa Carreno, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 12   On this day in history priscilla Lane, US, actress (Arsenic & Old Lace)   

Jun 12   In the year 1917 secret Service extends protection of president to his family   

Jun 13   In the year 1917 germany bombs London   

Jun 14   1e German air attack on England, 100+ killed in East-London in the year 1917.   

Jun 14   In the year 1917 al "Lash" LaRue, Gretna La, actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp)   

Jun 14   Gen Pershing & his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history 1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia   

Jun 16   Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post) in the year 1917.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1917 birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

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   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 in the year 1917.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

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   On this day in history death of george Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837)   

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 in the year 1917.