Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
Nancy Elizabeth Oliphant was a co-founder of the National Ballet School of Canada.
Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the National Ballet School of Canada (born 1918)
George Dekle Busbee Sr. was an American politician who served as the 77th governor of Georgia from 1975 to 1983.
George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (born 1927)
Charles William Sweeney was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese cit…
Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (born 1919)
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. …
Laurance Rockefeller, American financier and philanthropist (born 1910)
André Castelot, born André Storms, was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot, and t…
André Castelot, Belgian-French historian and author (born 1911)
Émile Peynaud was a French oenologist and researcher who has been credited with revolutionizing winemaking in the latter half of the 20th century, and has been called "the forefath…
Émile Peynaud, French wine maker (born 1912)
Sylvia Daoust, CM, CQ RCA was a Canadian sculptor who was one of the first female sculptors in Quebec. She studied at the Council of Arts & Manufactures and the École des Beaux-Art…
Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (born 1902)
J. Gordon Edwards was an American entomologist and proponent of the use and safety of the pesticide DDT. He was professor of entomology at San Jose State University for 40 years, a…
J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (born 1919)
Francis A. Marzen was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, former editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald and an information specialist for the City & County of Honolul…
Francis A. Marzen, American priest and journalist (born 1924)
Zenkō Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982.
Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1911)
Ro Lala, Lady Mara, maiden name Litia Cakobau Lalabalavu Katoafutoga Tuisawau was a Fijian chief, who was better known as the widow of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, modern Fiji's foundin…
Lala Mara, Fijian politician (born 1931)
Valdemaras Martinkėnas was a Soviet and Lithuanian professional footballer and coach.
Valdemaras Martinkėnas, Lithuanian footballer and coach (born 1965)
Edward Butts Lewis was an American geneticist, a corecipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to found the field of evolutionary developmental biology.
Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No. 10 on the UK charts, "…
Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (born 1933)
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is a…
Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (born 1922)
Mehmood Ali, popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer, best known for playing comic, serious, emotional and versatile roles in Hindi fi…
Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1932)
Jerrald King Goldsmith was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator with a career in film and television scoring that spanned 49 years and over 200 productions, between 195…
Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (born 1929)
Carlos Paredes was a virtuoso Portuguese guitar player and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of Portuguese guitar of all-time.
Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (born 1925)
Piero Piccioni was an Italian film score composer.
Piero Piccioni, Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (born 1921)
John Arthur Passmore was an Australian philosopher.
John Passmore, Australian philosopher and academic (born 1914)
William A. Mitchell was an American food chemist who, while working for General Foods Corporation between 1941 and 1976, was the key inventor behind Pop Rocks, Tang, Cool Whip, and…
William A. Mitchell, American chemist, created Pop Rocks and Cool Whip (born 1911)
Francis Harry Compton Crick was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in d…
Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
Tiziano Terzani was an Italian journalist and writer, best known for his extensive knowledge of 20th century East Asia and for being one of the very few western reporters to witnes…
Tiziano Terzani, Italian journalist and author (born 1938)
Irene "Rena" Vlahopoulou was a Greek actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musical and Greek cinema productions, including The Gambler and The Countess of Corfu.
Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (born 1923)