Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
Christopher Barrett Candito was an American professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Ch…
Chris Candido, American wrestler (born 1971)
Kenneth Bancroft Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark were American psychologists who as a married team conducted research among children and were active in the Civil Rights Movement. They…
Kenneth Clark, American psychologist and academic (born 1914)
Wee Kim Wee was a Singaporean journalist, diplomat and politician who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993.
Wee Kim Wee, Singaporean journalist and politician, 4th President of Singapore (born 1915)
Colonel David Haskell Hackworth was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was highly decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in…
David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (born 1930)
Tristan Egolf was an American novelist, author, and political activist.
Tristan Egolf, American author and activist (born 1971)
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1989. A liberal Democrat, he represented parts of Ne…
Peter Rodino, American captain and politician (born 1909)
Otilino George Tenorio Bastidas was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1980)
Jean Carrière was a French writer.
Jean Carrière, French author (born 1928)
Nicolás Vuyovich was a sportscar driver from Argentina.
Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (born 1981)
Léo Alphonse Joseph Cadieux was a Canadian politician.
Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (born 1908)
Horton Marlais Davies was a Welsh Protestant minister, historian of Christianity, and painter. After receiving degrees from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford…
Horton Davies, Welsh minister and historian (born 1916)
Ömer Kavur was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter.
Ömer Kavur, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
Martin Lings, also known as Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn, was an English writer, Islamic scholar, and philosopher. A student of the Swiss metaphysician Frithjof Schuon and an authority on…
Martin Lings, English author and scholar (born 1909)
Kai Martin Edvard Setälä was a Finnish physician and professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Helsinki. Through his daughter Christel, he was the maternal grandfather…
Kai Setälä, Finnish physician and professor (born 1913)
Monica Zetterlund was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. She represented represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the jazz ballad "En gång i Stockholm". Through …
Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress (born 1937)
Édouard Ruault, better known as Eddie Barclay, was a French record producer whose singers included Jacques Brel, Dalida and Charles Aznavour. He founded record label Barclay.
Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (born 1921)
George Bernard Dantzig was an American mathematical scientist who made contributions to industrial engineering, operations research, computer science, economics and statistics.
George Dantzig, American mathematician and academic (born 1914)
James Henry Martin was an American bluegrass singer and musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass".
Jimmy Martin, American musician (born 1927)
Frank John Gorshin Jr. was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on television variety and talk shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show, Tonig…
Frank Gorshin, American actor (born 1934)
Andrew Jackson Goodpaster was a United States Army general who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), from 1 July 1969, and Commander in Chief of the United St…
Andrew Goodpaster, American general (born 1915)
Jean Paul Gustave Ricœur was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics. As such, his thought is within the same tradition as othe…
Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (born 1913)
William Thomas Seawell was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force and former head of Pan Am.
William Seawell, American general (born 1918)
Deborah Berger was an American artist noted for her oeuvre of brightly colored textile works created in knitting and crochet. She is considered an outsider artist and a prodigy.
Deborah Berger, American outsider artist (born 1956)
Elliott Pershing Stitzel, better known by his stage name Stephen Elliott, was an American actor. His best known roles were that of the prospective father-in-law, Burt Johnson, in t…
Stephen Elliott, American actor (born 1918)