Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
Philip Morrison was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is known for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II, and for his la…
Philip Morrison, American physicist and academic (born 1915)
Eris is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. It is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the scattered disk and has a high-eccentricity orbit. Er…
Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
Kane Parsons, also known as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber, composer, and filmmaker. In January 2022, Parsons began publishing the viral web series Backrooms, based on the cr…
Kane Parsons, American YouTuber and composer
Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi was a Scottish artist, known for his sculpture and graphic works. He is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of pop art.
Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish sculptor and artist (born 1924)
Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen was an Australian politician and farmer who served as premier of Queensland from 1968 to 1987 as leader of the Queensland National Party. He was …
Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (born 1911)
Robert Joseph Farnon was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. As well as being a composer of original works, he was commissioned by film and te…
Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (born 1917)
Albert Jaime Grassby, AM was an Australian politician who served as Minister for Immigration in the Labor Whitlam government. He completed reforms in immigration and human rights, …
Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (born 1928)
Sir John Mills was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray…
John Mills, English actor (born 1908)
Romano Scarpa was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics.
Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (born 1927)
Robert Earl Wilson was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers (196…
Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (born 1934)
Ezer Weizman was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was com…
Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (born 1924)
Jim L. Barker was an Oklahoma politician. During his tenure he was the only state representative to be elected four times as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Jim Barker, American politician (born 1935)
Swami Ranganathananda was a Hindu swami of the Ramakrishna Math order. He served as the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (born 1908)
Fei Xiaotong or Fei Hsiao-tung was a Chinese anthropologist and sociologist. He was a pioneering researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his s…
Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist and academic (born 1910)
Mason Adams was an American actor. From the late 1940s until the early 1970s, he was heard in numerous radio programs and voiceovers for countless television commercials, the latte…
Mason Adams, American actor (born 1919)
Elisabeth Domitien served as the prime minister of the Central African Republic from 1975 to 1976. She was the first and to date only woman to hold the position, and was the first …
Elisabeth Domitien, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1925)
Maria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actre…
Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (born 1926)
Augusto Roa Bastos was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, scr…
Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (born 1917)
George Reginald "Red" Horner was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1928 to 1940. He was the Leafs captain from 1938 un…
Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1909)
Percy Heath was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern …
Percy Heath, American bassist (born 1923)
Taraki Sivaram or Dharmeratnam Sivaram was a popular Tamil journalist of Sri Lanka. He was kidnapped by four men in a white van on 28 April 2005, in front of the Bambalapitya polic…
Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (born 1959)
William Joseph Bell was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas Another World, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and th…
William J
Louis Leithold was an American mathematician and teacher. He is best known for authoring The Calculus, a classic textbook about calculus that changed the teaching methods for calcu…
Louis Leithold, American mathematician and academic (born 1924)
Philip M. Rasmussen was a United States Army Air Forces second lieutenant assigned to the 46th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on…
Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1918)