What Happened In September 1917 In History

Historical Events for September, 1917

• 14th » Russia is officially proclaimed a republic.
• 26th » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1917

• 2nd » Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
• 2nd » Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)
• 4th » Henry Ford II, American businessman (d. 1987)
• 5th » Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012)
• 5th » Sören Nordin, Swedish Harness racing named harness racer and trainer (d. 2008)
• 6th » John Berry (film director) called John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 6th » George Mann (cricketer) known as George Mann, English cricketer (d. 2001)
• 6th » Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier (d. 2008)
• 7th » Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (d. 1992)
• 7th » John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
• 7th » Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000)
• 7th » Ewen Solon, New Zealand-English actor (d. 1985)
• 8th » Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009)
• 9th » Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (d. 1942)
• 10th » Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat (d. 2009)
• 11th » Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (d. 2008)
• 11th » Herbert Lom, Czech-English actor (d. 2012)
• 11th » Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (d. 1989)
• 11th » Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (d. 1996)
• 11th » Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and horse breeder (d. 2001)
• 12th » Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel, academic, and politician (d. 2004)
• 12th » Han Suyin, Chinese-Swiss physician and author (d. 2012)
• 13th » Carol Kendall, American historian and author (d. 2012)
• 13th » Robert Ward (composer) e.g Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
• 14th » Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2002)
• 14th » Phyllis Frost, Australian philanthropist (d. 2004)
• 15th » Hilde Gueden, Austrian soprano (d. 1988)
• 17th » William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (d. 2012)
• 17th » Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (d. 1995)
• 18th » June Foray, American voice actress and singer
• 18th » Phil Taylor (footballer) known as Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 18th » Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher (d. 1960)
• 20th » Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
• 20th » Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
• 20th » Don Starr, American actor (d. 2005)
• 20th » Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
• 21st » Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1968)
• 21st » Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich, Austrian-American actor (d. 1960)
• 24th » Arthur W. Lehman, American euphonium player (d. 2009)
• 24th » Doud Eisenhower, American son of Dwight D. Eisenhower (d. 1921)
• 25th » Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
• 25th » Johnny Sain, American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
• 26th » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)
• 26th » Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
• 27th » Louis Auchincloss, American lawyer, historian, and author (d. 2010)
• 27th » Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (d. 2009)
• 27th » William T. Orr, American actor and producer (d. 2002)
• 30th » Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)

Famous Deaths for September 1917

• 5th » Marian Smoluchowski, Austrian-Polish physicist and mountaineer (b. 1872)
• 11th » Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (b. 1894)
• 23rd » Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
• 25th » Thomas Ashe, Irish commander (b. 1885)
• 27th » Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (b. 1834)

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