Discover what happened on 20 October 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
- Karl Brandau (German engineer, mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1849–1917))
- Thomas Spurgeon (British baptist minister (1856-1917))
- Aleksander Thomson (Estonian composer (1845-1917))
- Alexander Stuart
- Elise Kemp (New Zealand nurse (1881-1917))
- Ernst Flensburg (Swedish politician (1851–1917))
- Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet (British politician (1834-1917))
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- John T. Wilder (Union United States Army general (1830-1917))
- Oscar Borchardt (German jurist (1845-1917))
- Robert Braithwaite (British biologist (1824–1917))
- John O’Brien (Canadian politician, born 1847)
- Franz Stabbert (German military personne (1881–1917))
- Harriet Jones (headmistress)
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- Jakob Hardmeyer-Jenny ((1826-1917))
- George John Newman Beamish (British Army captain, New Zealand settler, and employee of the Colonial museum)
- Alice Louisa Neville ((1860-1917))
- Alban Reginald Strickland ((1891-1917))
- Charlotte Elisabeth Powell ((1838-1917))
- Friedrich Turnovszky (Hungarian-Austrian dentist (1864-1917))
- Paul Saunier
- Julien Fontaine (French Jesuit theologian (1839-1917))
- Maggie Knight (19th century New Zealand-Australian actor)
- Carl Bernhard Hultén (Conductor, Film Exhibitor)
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- Louis Maselis (spiritual director)
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- Louis Maselis (spiritual director)
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