Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
Paul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winch…
Paul Winchell, American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (born 1922)
John Donald Fiedler was an American actor. Recognizable for his distinctive voice, Fiedler's career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio.
John Fiedler, American actor and voice artist (born 1925)
Kâzım Koyuncu was a Turkish singer-songwriter and activist of Laz origin.
Kâzım Koyuncu, Turkish singer-songwriter and activist (born 1971)
Tõnno Lepmets was an Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1963 and 1967 EuroBasket. Electe…
Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (born 1938)
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was an American writer and journalist. Although he primarily viewed himself as a novelist, he is now best known for his authorship of The Civil War: A Narrati…
Shelby Foote, American historian and author (born 1916)
Raymond Towers Holmes was a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Second World War who is best known for an event that occurred during the Battle of Britain. He became f…
Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (born 1914)
John Thomas Walton was an American war veteran, businessman and a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He was the chairman of True North Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Wal…
John T
Brenda Howard was an American bisexual rights activist and sex-positive feminist. The Brenda Howard Memorial Award is named for her.
Brenda Howard, American activist (born 1946)
John Richard Whiteley was an English presenter and journalist, best known for his 23 years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4…
Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (born 1943)
Michael Patrick Murphy was a United States Navy SEAL officer who was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the War in Afghanist…
Michael P
Renaldo "Obie" Benson was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the bass singer of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined …
Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (Four Tops) (born 1936)
August Bodnar was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who was the Calder Memorial Trophy winner as the National Hockey League's rookie of the year for the 1943–44 season. He …
Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1923)
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. Over his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA-certified platinum albums and…
Luther Vandross, American singer-songwriter and producer (Change) (born 1951)
Ernest Paul Lehman was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was nominated six times for Academy Awards for his screenplays during his career, but did not win. At the 73rd…
Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1915)
Norman Zachary Prescott was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Associates, an animation studio he created with veteran animator Lou Scheimer.
Norm Prescott, American actor, composer, and producer, co-founded Filmation Studios (born 1927)
Mario Alberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.
Alberto Lattuada, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1914)
Joseph Emilien Clifford "Red" Goupille was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 224 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens between 1936 and 1942.
Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1915)
Henry Louis Stram was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and Nati…
Hank Stram, American football player and coach (born 1923)
James Bond Stockdale was a U.S. Navy vice admiral, aviator, and Stoic philosopher who received the Medal of Honor in 1976 for his leadership as a POW for more than seven years duri…
James Stockdale, American admiral (born 1923)
Evan Hunter was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of the 87th Precinct novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are consi…
Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (born 1926)
Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and environmentalist from Wisconsin. He served three terms as a United States senator from Wisconsin, from 1963 …
Gaylord Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Wisconsin (born 1916)
Claude Eugène Henri Simon was a French novelist and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
Maurice Louis Baquet was a French actor and cellist.
Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (born 1911)
Charles Cadman was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 to 2005, representing the riding of Surrey North in Surrey, British Columbia.
Chuck Cadman, Canadian engineer and politician (born 1948)