What happened on 14 March 1917?

Discover what happened on 14 March 1917 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • John Austin Sands Monks (American artist)
  • Zenas Ferry Moody (American politician (1832-1917))
  • Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn (Prussian and British Royal)
  • Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Mexican publisher (1852–1917))
  • Fernand Labori (French lawyer and politician (1860-1917))
  • Robert Reinhold von Wirén (Imperial Russian admiral (1856–1917))
  • Paul Puget (French composer (1848-1917))
  • Reinhold Schraps (German politician and lawyer)
  • Hendrik Jan Smidt (Dutch politician (1831–1917))
  • William Francis Sheehan (American politician (1859–1917))
  • Antoine Ferdinand Attendu (French painter (1845-1917))
  • Richard Ellsworth Call (American naturalist and botanical collector (1856-1917))
  • Anders Bernhard Hay
  • Terada Yushi (Japanese politician (1851-1917))
  • Felix Wedgwood (English author, mountaineer and soldier (1877-1917))
  • Arnold Blyth (golfer (1870-))
  • Nikolay Chernitsin
  • Enrico Martuscelli (politician (1836-1917))
  • Clément Massier (French ceramist)
  • Esther de Kock
  • George Arthur Francis Byng ((1903-1917))
  • Robert Hall McCormick II
  • Joséphine Nyssens Keelhoff (Belgian temperance activist, editor (1833-1917))
  • Václav Straka