Deaths on October 28

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

Died on October 28, 1917

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)

Prince Frederick Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein (22 January 1831 – 28 October 1917) was a minor Danish-born German prince who became a member of the British royal family through his marriage to Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, the fifth child and third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Events on 1917

22 Jan

Woodrow Wilson
World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
15 Mar

Nicholas II of Russia
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
2 Apr

Woodrow Wilson
World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
5 Jun

Conscription
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
27 Jul

Battle of Passchendaele
The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.

Deaths on October 28

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

Died on October 28, 1917

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Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson

Conscription

Battle of Passchendaele