Timeline May 1917

Events in May 1917 9

• 1917 The Nivelle Offensive Chemin des Dames, France Promised as the breakthrough that would end the war in 48 hours. It gained a few hundred yards at a cost of 187,000 French casualties.
• 1917 – 2017 Danielle Darrieux (1917-2017) French actress with a career of eight decades, from Mayerling to Max Ophüls's films and Persepolis.
• 1917 Danielle Darrieux born in Bordeaux Danielle Darrieux is born in Bordeaux.
• 1917 – 2000 David Tomlinson (1917-2000) Died 24 June 2000, aged 83 David Tomlinson was an English actor remembered for three Disney films: as the reforming father George Banks in Mary Poppins, and in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and The Love Bug. A skilled light comedian, he had a long stage and screen career in Britain before Hollywood. He largely retired after the 1970s.
• 1917 Apparitions of Fátima The Miracle of the Sun Three shepherd children reported visions of the Virgin Mary, making Fátima a global pilgrimage site.
• 1917 – 1993 Raymond Burr (1917-1993) Died 12 September 1993, aged 76 Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor best known for the title roles in the television series "Perry Mason" and "Ironside." His portrayal of defense attorney Perry Mason made him one of the most recognizable faces on American television for decades. He died at his home in California after a long illness.
• 1917 East St. Louis race riots Mob violence kills dozens of Black residents White mobs attacked Black residents and neighborhoods in East St. Louis, Illinois, amid tensions over labor competition and wartime migration, killing dozens and burning much of the Black community. It was among the deadliest race riots in American history and spurred national outrage.
• 1917 – 1963 JFK US president, assassinated John F. Kennedy was the 35th US President, navigating the Cuban Missile Crisis before his assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
• 1917 – 1963 John F. Kennedy 35th President — assassinated in Dallas John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – Nov 22, 1963) was the 35th President 1961-1963, the youngest elected at 43 and first Catholic. He navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis and launched the space race, before being assassinated in Dallas.