1917 Calendar
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1917 Historical Event(s)
January 23, 1917
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.
April 6, 1917
– World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson’s address to Congress).
April 12, 1917
– World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
May 13, 1917
– Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
July 12, 1917
– The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
August 28, 1917
– Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
October 15, 1917
– World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for the German Empire.
October 26, 1917
– World War I: Brazil declared in state of war with Central Powers.
November 6, 1917
– World War I: Third Battle of Ypres ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium.
December 6, 1917
– World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine ship SM.
Who Were Born On 1917?
January 5, 1917
– Wieland Wagner, German stage director (d. 1966)
January 18, 1917
– Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese businessman (d. 2008)
February 27, 1917
– John Connally, American politician, 55th United States Secretary of the Navy, 39th Governor of Texas, and 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (d. 1993)
June 16, 1917
– Katherine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
July 27, 1917
– Bourvil, French actor (d. 1970)
September 27, 1917
– Carl Ballantine, American magician and entertainer (d. 2009)
October 17, 1917
– Marsha Hunt, American actress
November 13, 1917
– Robert Sterling, American actor (d. 2006)
November 29, 1917
– Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French film director
December 5, 1917
– Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress