March 1917 calendar

Events

• 01 Mar 1917 The U.S. government releases the unencrypted text of the Zimmermann Telegram to the public.
• 02 Mar 1917 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted.
• 03 Mar 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates
• 04 Mar 1917 Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
• 08 Mar 1917 The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
• 10 Mar 1917 Batangas is formally founded as one of the Philippines's earliest encomiendas.
• 11 Mar 1917 British troops occupy Baghdad.
• 12 Mar 1917 Stalin, Kamenev and Muranov arrive in Saint Petersburg.
• 15 Mar 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3 / 3 OS]
• 17 Mar 1917 N.S.) (March 4, O.S.) ampndash Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia refuses the throne, and power passes to the newly formed Provisional Government under Prince Georgy Lvov.
• 19 Mar 1917 US Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees (Adamson Act).
• 23 Mar 1917 Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest US
• 25 Mar 1917 The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
• 26 Mar 1917 Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1; Seattle is first US team to win Stanley Cup.
• 28 Mar 1917 Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv and Jaffa by Turkish authorities.
• 30 Mar 1917 The independence of Poland is recognized.
• 31 Mar 1917 US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands

Famous Birthday

• Desi Arnaz

  Cuban-American musician and actor.

• Samael Aun Weor

  Columbian writer (Born 1917).

• Armando Testa

  Italian executive and advertising director whose work is well-known and often quoted.

• Barbara Ivanova

  Russian psychic, famed.

• Ygael Yadin
• Hélène Duc
• Robert Rimmer

  American novelist.

• Vera Lynn

  Singer (Anniversary Waltz).

• Frankie Howerd

  Actor (Carry on Doctor, Up the Front), dies at 70.

• Franck Villard
• John Gardner (composer)
• Will Eisner

  American illustrator and cartoonist (d. 2005).

• Carlo Cassola

  Italian writer of history and philosophy, a novelist and teacher.

• Googie Withers

  Karachi, India -- Actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing).

• Donald Davidson (philosopher)
• Cyrus Vance

  American lawyer and politician 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002).

• Sheila Lindsay

  Irish psychic and author of "Time Travels of an Irish Psychic," published 9/25/1989.

• Rufus Thomas

  Mississippi, United States -- Singer (Walking the Dog).

• Earl Bellamy
• John McCallum (Australian politician)
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Famous Deaths

• Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom premier of Belgium (1899)

  dies at age 73.

• Fran Gerbic composer

  dies at age 76.

• Elizabeth Storrs Mead

  American educator (Born 1832).

• Franz Brentano

  German philosopher and psychologist.

• Ferdinand von Zeppelin

  German general and businessman founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (d. 1917).

• Spyridon Samaras

  Greek playwright and composer (d. 1917).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Peerless Quartet - Keep Your Eye on the Girlie You Love
2. Morton Harvey - They're Wearing 'Em Higher in Hawaii
3. Victor Military Band - Katinka (Medley)
4. Victor Military Band - Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile
5. American Quartet - Rolling Stones (All Come Rolling Home Again)