1917
Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and educator (born 1868)
Ștefan Luchian was a Romanian painter, famous for his landscapes and still life works.
Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and educator (born 1868)
The 1910s
Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
1917
Antonio de La Gándara, French painter and illustrator (born 1861)
Antonio de La Gándara was a French painter, pastellist and draughtsman of the Belle Époque.
Antonio de La Gándara, French painter and illustrator (born 1861)
1917
Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (born 1867)
Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland was a Norwegian space physicist, inventor, and professor of physics at the Royal Fredriks University in Oslo. He is best remembered for his theorie…
Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (born 1867)
1917
Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot (born 1896)
Leutnant Karl Allmenröder was a German World War I flying ace credited with 30 aerial victories. The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-…
Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot (born 1896)
1917
Dadabhai Naoroji, Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader (born 182
Dadabhai Naoroji was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar, and writer who played a role in both Indian and British public life. He was among the founding members of the In…
Dadabhai Naoroji, Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader (born 182
1917
Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (born 1877)
Thomas John Thomson was a Canadian artist active in the early 20th century. During his short career, he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on small wood panels and approximately 50 …
Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (born 1877)
1917
Octave Lapize, French cyclist (born 1887)
Octave Lapize was a French professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist.
Octave Lapize, French cyclist (born 1887)
1917
Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (born 1847)
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka was a Polish-German composer and teacher of music. He was the older brother of Xaver Scharwenka.
Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (born 1847)
1917
Ignaz Sowinski, Galician architect (born 1858)
Ignaz Stanislaus Sowinski was a Polish architect and journalist who was active in Galicia from the middle of the 1880s and until the outbreak of World War I.
Ignaz Sowinski, Galician architect (born 1858)
1917
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1841)
Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery o…
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1841)
1917
Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (born 1881)
Francis Edward Ledwidge was a 20th-century Irish poet. From Slane, County Meath, and sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was later also known as a First World War w…
Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (born 1881)
1917
Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (born 1887)
Hedd Wyn was a Welsh-language poet who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the 1917 Natio…
Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (born 1887)
1917
Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (born 1894)
Jaan Mahlapuu was an Estonian fighter pilot for the Imperial Russian Air Service in World War I. He is known for being the first ace of Estonian origin who flew over Riga where he …
Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (born 1894)
1917
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius was a German mathematician, best known for his contributions to the theory of elliptic functions, differential equations, number theory, and to group theo…
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
1917
Edwin Harris Dunning, South African-English commander and pilot (born 1891)
Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC, of the British Royal Naval Air Service, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship.
Edwin Harris Dunning, South African-English commander and pilot (born 1891)
1917
Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian WW1 military pilot (born 1894
Jaan Mahlapuu was an Estonian fighter pilot for the Imperial Russian Air Service in World War I. He is known for being the first ace of Estonian origin who flew over Riga where he …
Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian WW1 military pilot (born 1894
1917
Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860)
Eduard Buchner was a German chemist and expert on fermentation, awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on fermentation.
Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860)
1917
Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1831)
Thomas J. Higgins was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who was a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Ba…
Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1831)
1917
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1835)
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer was a German chemist who synthesized indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds. He was ennobled in the Kingdom of Bavaria i…
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1835)
1917
George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (born 1833)
George Huntington Hartford headed the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) from 1878 to 1917. During this period, A&P created the concept of the chain grocery store and exp…
George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (born 1833)
1917
Marian Smoluchowski, Austrian-Polish physicist and mountaineer (born 1872)
Marian Smoluchowski was a Polish physicist who worked in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a pioneer of statistical physics and made significant contributions …
Marian Smoluchowski, Austrian-Polish physicist and mountaineer (born 1872)
1917
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (born 1894)
Georges Marie Lodovic Jules Guynemer was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death. Gu…
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (born 1894)
1917
Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (born 1897)
Werner Voss was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories. A dyer's son from Krefeld, he was a patriotic young man while still in school. He began his milit…
Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (born 1897)
1917
Thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary, rebel commander, died on hunger strike (born 1885)
Thomas Patrick Ashe was an Irish revolutionary and politician. He was a member of the Gaelic League, the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and a f…
Thomas Ashe, Irish revolutionary, rebel commander, died on hunger strike (born 1885)