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Births on March 14

1917Mar, 14

Alan Smith (RAF officer)

Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
Sir Alan Smith, CBE, DFC*, DL (14 March 1917 – 1 March 2013), was a British World War II Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire fighter ace and businessman.

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Events on 1917

  • 22Jan

    Woodrow Wilson

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

    Nicholas II of Russia

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

    Woodrow Wilson

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

    Conscription

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

    Battle of Passchendaele

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