1917

Year 1917 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 13-day-slower ).

January

 * - The takes over.
 * - at Kingsland, NJ (now ) Due to German sabotage, leading to the U.S. involvement in.
 * - : a blast at a munitions factory in kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
 * - :  calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
 * The is sold to the United States for $25 million
 * Anti- drive in attracts huge crowds to public meetings. At one meeting attended by 7000 people, 20000 are kept out for lack of room. In a conference with Rev. Paul Smith, an outspoken foe of prostitution, 300 prostitutes make a plea for toleration explaining they had been forced into the practice by poverty. When Smith asked if they would take other work at $8 to $10 a week, the ladies laughed derisively, which lost them public sympathy. The police close about 200 houses of prostitution shortly thereafter
 * - The sea defences at the English village of are breached, leading to all but one of the houses becoming uninhabitable
 * - The United States ends search for
 * - 's troops in Mexico begin to withdraw to USA. They reach
 * - World War I: announces its s will engage in unrestricted  warfare.
 * - World War I: announces its s will engage in unrestricted  warfare.

February

 * - World War I: breaks off diplomatic relations with.
 * - The constitution of is adopted.
 * - is arrested for ing.
 * - First (Russia)
 * - World War I: United States ambassador to the Walter H. Page is given the, in which Germany offers to give the American Southwest back to , if Mexico will declare war on the United States.
 * - The record their first commercial record, with "Livery Stable Blues" and "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" tunes.

March

 * U.S. government releases the of the  to the public
 * Japanese city is founded by Hiroushi Miruku
 * - The enactment of the grants s United States citizenship.
 * , begins second term.
 * of becomes the first woman member of the.
 * (N.S.) (, O.S.) - The Russian begins with the overthrow of the.
 * adopts the rule in order to limit s.
 * - The Province of was formally founded as one of the ' first.
 * - -  elected president of  -  gives recognition of his government 
 * (N.S.) (, O.S.) - Tsar abdicates his throne for his brother.
 * (N.S.) (, O.S.) - refuses the throne and power in Russia passes to the newly-formed  under.
 * - The Danish West Indies become the when Denmark transfers control over the islands to the United States after the purchase of the islands on.
 * - World War I: - British cavalry troops retreat after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
 * - The United States takes possession of the after paying $25 million to Denmark.
 * - The Danish West Indies become the when Denmark transfers control over the islands to the United States after the purchase of the islands on.
 * - World War I: - British cavalry troops retreat after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
 * - The United States takes possession of the after paying $25 million to Denmark.

April

 * - World War I: US President Woodrow Wilson asks for a  on Germany.
 * - World War I: United States declares war on Germany.
 * - - World War I: Canadian troops win the.
 * - Ammunition factory explodes in - 133 dead.
 * - World War I: severs relations with Germany.
 * arrives in.
 * The commences.
 * The commences.

May

 * - The was abandoned.
 * - Three peasant children claim to see the above a  tree in  near,.
 * - The nuncio Eugenio Pacelli, the future, is consecrated by
 * - : The passes the  giving the  the power of.
 * - Over 300 acres (73 blocks) destroyed in.
 * - strikes,  causing devastation and killing 101 people.
 * - Over 30.000 troops refuse to go to the trenches in.

June

 * - infantry regiment seizes  and declares anti-war military government.  army soon apprehend them.
 * - The very first s are awarded:, , and receive the first  for a biography (for ).  receives the first  for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days.  receives the first  for  for his work for the .
 * - : begins in the  as "Army registration day."
 * - : First major bombing raid on  left 162 dead and 432 injured
 * - The enacts the.

July

 * - ignites a  in . Over 250 dead.
 * n troops led by capture  from the.
 * in Canada leads to passing of the Military Service Act.
 * - deports over 1000 suspected  members from.
 * - King issues a  stating that the male line descendants of the  will bear the surname.
 * that enabled post-war was signed by the  and Kingdom of.
 * (N.S.) (, O.S.) - becomes  of the, replacing.
 * -  introduces the first  in  as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
 * - The was organized by the  in  to protest the, as well as lynchings in  and.
 * -  introduces the first  in  as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
 * - The was organized by the  in  to protest the, as well as lynchings in  and.

August

 * - The, an uprising by several hundred farmers against the draft, takes place in central.
 * - became the first pilot to land his aircraft on a ship when he landed his  on  in, .  He was killed five days later during another landing on the ship.
 * - founded.
 * - General strike in Spain begins, smashed after three days with 70 left dead, hundreds of wounded and 2000 prisoners.
 * - One of English literature's most important and most famous meetings takes place when introduces himself to  at  in.
 * - A in, , destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
 * - : The is passed in the  giving the  the right to conscript men into the army.

September

 * - opens in, CA

October
- in Russia (old style)
 * - : At outside of,    is executed by  for  for.
 * - in  is opened.
 * - : declared in state of war with.

November

 * - declares  from
 * - : The proclaims British support for ish settlement in.
 * - World War I: ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take  in.
 * - begins: The workers of St. Petersburg in, led by the Bolsheviks and the  leader , attacked the ineffective  Provisional Government (Russia was still using the  at the time, so period references show an  date). The Soviets of Workers, Farmers and Soldiers took control of the economy and the administration of a country for the first time in history. The  of  (which provided weapons for ) refuses to support the  after the  and surrenders from the war.
 * - World War I: ends -  forces capture  from the.
 * - takes a step towards full  recognizing the  with  finished after the  being dethroned.
 * troops occupy and  in.
 * becomes prime minister of
 * -, Jewish , is founded in ,
 * World War I: begins - British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are soon beaten back.
 * is declared a republic.
 * - In, , the breaks up.
 * - The is formed as a replacement.
 * - Striking coal miners at declare  - it lasts two weeks.
 * - The is formed as a replacement.
 * - Striking coal miners at declare  - it lasts two weeks.

December

 * - After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the opens to traffic (the bridge partially collapsed on   and  ).
 * Two freighters collide in at   and cause a huge explosion that kills at least 1963 people, injures 9000 and destroys part of the city. Until, this was the biggest manmade explosion in recorded history.
 * - British troops take from the troops of the
 * - , first dramatic play to win a, opens at the in.
 * - president  uses the  to take control of nearly all American s under the  so they can be more efficiently used to transport troops and materials for the war effort.
 * - , first dramatic play to win a, opens at the in.
 * - president  uses the  to take control of nearly all American s under the  so they can be more efficiently used to transport troops and materials for the war effort.

Undated

 * The last parrots native to the United States dies in Cincinnati Zoo. Carolina parrots once flew the skies from Florida to Maryland, Mississippi and Missouri river valleys down through Texas. With a diet of primarly cockleburs, through the years, farmers killed the cockleburs. When the parrots switched to seeds inside fruit (discarding the fruit pulp) the farmers killed the parrots. The last wild parrots died in Florida in 1904. The first of the Cincinnati Zoo parrots, the female, died during the summer of 1917. The male remained “listless and mournful”, dieing about six months later.
 * is formed.
 * begins writing the original ' (the first version of '); thus is first written in about this year.
 * in the
 * is established in.
 * is established.

Ongoing

 * (1917-).
 * (1917-).

Births

 * Nur Mohammad Taraki, General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (d. )

January-February

 * -, German dancer and actress (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, American actress and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Chinese negotiator (d. )
 * -, American record producer
 * -, Detroit Red Wings head coach (d. )
 * , American actor and singer (d. )
 * , British mathematician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian-born physicist and chemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, a.k.a Squadron Leader James "Ginger" Lacey DFM & Bar, the top scoring RAF fighter pilot during the (d. )
 * -, Vietnamese leader
 * , (d. )
 * , Egyptian philosopher (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born actress
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American mathematician, recipient of the
 * -, Finnish artist
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (d. )
 * -, (d. )

March-April

 * , baseball broadcaster (d. )
 * , American poet (d. )
 * , Cuban-born actor, bandleader, and musician (d. )
 * , British composer
 * , English architect (d. )
 * -, American baseball catcher (d. )
 * -, Governor of Pennsylvania (d. )
 * -, British actress
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, Columbian writer (d. )
 * -, Romanian pianist (d. )
 * -, English actress and singer
 * -, English actor
 * -, British molecular biologist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born television producer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, baseball executive
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas
 * -, French ballerina
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American singer

May-June

 * -, Russian animator
 * -, American politician
 * -, Canadian football coach (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * , Finnish-born actor
 * , American politician (d. )
 * -, Icelandic politician (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, Austrian conductor (d. )
 * -, American priest and educator
 * -, American fiddler (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British historian
 * -, British typographer (d. )
 * -, comedian (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * -, American cowboy actor (d. )
 * , American photographer
 * , American publisher (d. )
 * , American presidential candidate. (d. )
 * , Norwegian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * , American presidential candidate. (d. )
 * , Norwegian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer

July-August

 * -, British psychiatrist (d. )
 * -, Spanish bullfighter (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * , American television personality (d. )
 * , British cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American voice actor
 * , American comedian
 * , American country & folk singer & songwriter (d. )
 * -, French singer
 * -, American politician
 * -, American Cartoonist (d. )
 * , (d. )
 * , Roman catholic  Archbishop (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American comic book artist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, British author and politician
 * -, American comic book artist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, British author and politician

September-October

 * -, British artist (d )
 * -, German Wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of Adolf Hitler
 * -, Australian chemist, laureate
 * -, Chilean diplomat, explorer, and journalist
 * , Czech-born actor
 * , (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Pakistani poet, author, lexicographer (d. )
 * -, American basketball coach and official (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American novelist
 * -, English-born biologist, recipient of the
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * , baseball player and manager (d. )
 * , English biochemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (d. )
 * , American actress (d. )
 * , American historian and political commentator (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, British-born actress
 * -, French race car driver (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, British-born actress
 * -, French race car driver (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor

November-December

 * -, French World War II heroine (d. )
 * -, Mexican actor and singer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from West Virginia
 * -, English scientist, recipient of the
 * -, leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, King of Malaysia (d. )
 * -, British/Sri Lankan science-fiction author
 * -, American-born physicist, philosopher, and neuropsychologist (d. )
 * -, German writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, American television personality (d. )
 * -, Finnish writer
 * -, Indian film director (d. )
 * -, American industrial engineer (d. )
 * -, American industrial engineer (d. )

January - June

 * -, English anthropologist (b. )
 * -, explorer (killed in action)
 * - (Buffalo Bill), American frontiersman (b. )
 * -, U.S. admiral (b. )
 * -, Emir of (b. )
 * -, Italian-born artist (b. )
 * -, first president of (b. )
 * -, German inventor (b. )
 * -, German philosopher and psychologist (b. )
 * -, German winner of the (b. )
 * -, American musician and composer (b. -)
 * -, Polish creator of Esperanto (b. )
 * -, ruler of Sarawak (b. )
 * -, Italian stamp collector (b. )
 * -, Belarusian poet (b. )
 * -, British Army officer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )

July - December

 * -, Canadian painter (b. )
 * -, Polish-German composer (b. )
 * -, Swiss medical researcher, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, poet (killed in action) (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, British astrologer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, Dutch dancer and spy (executed) (b. )
 * -, Swiss artist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * - Queen (b. )
 * -, French sociologist (b. )
 * , MP (killed in action) (b. )
 * , French sculptor (b. )
 * -, Russian Yiddish and Hebrew writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American father of osteopathy (b. )
 * -, Canadian World War One flying ace (b. )
 * -, Canadian World War One flying ace (b. )

Nobel prizes

 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded