Timeline February 1917

Events in February 1917 5

• 1917 The cosmological constant A fudge to hold the universe still Applying relativity to the whole universe, Einstein found it would collapse, so he added a term to keep it static. When expansion was discovered he dropped it. The constant returned in the 1990s as the best description of dark energy.
• 1917 Unrestricted submarine warfare resumes Berlin, Germany Germany gambled that it could starve Britain out before America could mobilise. Shipping losses peaked in April, when convoys were finally introduced.
• 1917 Mexican Constitution of 1917 promulgated New charter enshrines land reform and labor rights Following the Mexican Revolution, delegates in Queretaro adopted a constitution granting sweeping powers over land, labor, and the church. It remains, with amendments, the foundational legal document of modern Mexico.
• 1917 – 2016 Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016) Died 18 December 2016, aged 99 Gabor was a Hungarian-American actress and socialite known for her glamorous public persona and nine marriages as much as for her film career. She appeared in films including Moulin Rouge and became a fixture of American celebrity culture for decades. She was one of three famous Gabor sisters.
• 1917 – 1993 Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) Died 22 November 1993, aged 76 Anthony Burgess was an English author and composer best known for his dystopian novel "A Clockwork Orange," later adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick. He was a prolific writer of fiction, criticism, and screenplays. He died of cancer in London.