Year 1917 in the Elephant culture history

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Present selection: year 1917Jump to: * 4 persons were born in 1917 ⚭ 6 persons married or partnered in 1917 0 persons attacked by elephants in 1917 † 2 persons died in 1917 * 15 elephants born in 1917 † 13 elephants dead in 1917

1917 mentioned in locations

4 location entries where 1917 is mentioned

R.T. Richards Circus

circus in United States
Founded year 1917
🎈 First elephant arrived 1917
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1919
† Closed year 1919

Circus Moulier

circus in Germany
Founded year 1913
† Closed year 1917

Lund Zoological Museum

museum in Sweden
Founded year 1735
† Closed year 2011

Tsarskoye Selo royal menagerie

zoo in Russia
🎈 First elephant arrived 1828
† Closed year 1917

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1917 person birth records

4 entries with persons who were born in 1917

Maurice Houcke

Maurice Houcke, circus in Germany, born 1917 , in France.

at Circus Krone in Germany

Karl Kossmayer

Karl Kossmayer, circus animal trainer in Germany, born 1917-04-30 Malmö, in Sweden.

animal trainer at Circus Carl Althoff in Germany
artist at Schumann Brothers Circus in Denmark
animal trainer at Circus Krone in Germany
animal trainer at Circus Knie in Switzerland
animal trainer - at Circus Kossmayer in Germany

Trolle Rhodin Sr.

Olof Trollhaimen Rhodin, circus director in Sweden, born 1917-12-07 Malmö, in Sweden.

owner 1948-1964 at Circus Caravan in Sweden
owner 1948-1964 at Zoo Circus in Sweden
manager 1965-1980 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States
director 1982-1997 at Circus Brazil Jack in Sweden

Ernesto Caroli

Ernesto Caroli, circus animal trainer in Italy, born 1917 , in .

animal trainer - at Caroli Troupe in Italy

6 persons married or partnered in 1917

6 entries with persons who married or partnered in 1917

Perc Bullen

Alfred Percival Bullen, circus director in Australia, born 1896-02-08 Kiama NSW, in Australia.

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Married
1917

Lilian Bullen

Lilian Ethel Croan, circus director in Australia, born 1894 Botany, in Australia.

Victoria Florence Sanger Freeman

Victoria Florence Sanger, circus animal trainer in United Kingdom, born 1895-10-28 , in United Kingdom.

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Married
1917

James Freeman

James Freeman, circus artist in United Kingdom, born ? , in .

Dick Sandow

Richard Sandow, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1890 , in United Kingdom.

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Married
1917

Carrie Fossett

Caroline Fossett, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1896 , in United Kingdom.

1917 person Obituaries

2 entries with persons who died in 1917

John Cooke

John Henry Cooke (b. 1837 ) circus director in United Kingdom, died † 1917-08-22 , in United Kingdom.

owner 1866- at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom
animal trainer 1868-1872 at Stone & Murray Circus in United States

Akim Nikitin

Akim Nikitin (b. 1843 ) circus director in Russia, died † 1917 , in .

owner - at Circus Nikitin in Russia

Elephants born in 1917

15 entries with elephant born in 1917

♀ Itema

Born 1917? at Unknown. Dead † 1960)at Audubon Zoo, in United States

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♀ stillborn

Born 1917-06-20 at Sells-Floto Circus. Dead † 1917-06-20)at Sells-Floto Circus, in United States

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♀ Peggy

Born 1917-00-00 at Unknown. Dead † 1962-03-05)at Nuremberg Zoo, in Germany

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♀ Alice

Born 1917 at Unknown. Dead † 1955-10-31)at Memphis Zoo, in United States

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♀ Chinni

Born 1917 at Unknown. Dead † 1922-05-22)at Sydney Zoo, in Australia

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♀ Dixie

Born 1917 at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1963-10-21)at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, in United Kingdom

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♀ Eva

Born 1917 at Unknown. Now living at Gene Holters Movieland Animals (Gene Holter), in United States

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♀ Florence

Born 1917 at Unknown. Dead † 1946-02-23)at Memphis Zoo, in United States

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♀ Jamuna

Born 1917 at India unspecified location. Dead † 1965-09-02)at Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand

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♀ Jane

Born 1917 at Unknown. Now living at Unknown, in Unknown

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♀ Jenny

Born 1917 at Unknown. Dead † 1922-05-22)at Sydney Zoo, in Australia

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♂ Lin Wang

Born 1917 at Myanmar unspecified location. Dead † 2003-02-26)at Taipei Zoo, in Taiwan

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♂ Mampe

Born 1917 at West Africa unspecified location. Dead † 1933-11-11)at Berlin Zoo, in Germany

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♀ Marijon

Born 1917 at Unknown. Now living at Unknown, in Unknown

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♂ Rajah

Born 1917 at Myanmar unspecified location. Dead † 1936-03-09)at Auckland Zoo, in New Zealand

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Elephants dead in 1917

13 entries with elephants who died in 1917

♀ Suffa Culli

Born 1894 at Unknown. Dead † 1917-12-02)at London Zoo, in United Kingdom

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♀ Nelly

Born 1890 at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1917-11-00)at Leipzig Zoo, in Germany

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♂ Jimbo (Baby Jimbo)

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1917-10-24)at London Zoo, in United Kingdom

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♀ Miss Kumbuk

Born at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Dead † 1917-08-18)at Basel Zoo, in Switzerland

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♀ Jenny

Born 1883 at Unknown. Dead † 1917-08-01)at Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau), in Poland

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♂ unknown

Born at West Africa unspecified location. Dead † 1917-06-23)at Berlin Zoo, in Germany

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♀ stillborn

Born 1917-06-20 at Sells-Floto Circus. Dead † 1917-06-20)at Sells-Floto Circus, in United States

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♂ Dunk (Duncan)

Born 1866 at Unknown. Dead † 1917-03-30)at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States

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♀ Bupari II

Born 1905 at Unknown. Dead † 1917)at Halle Zoo, in Germany

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1917 mentioned in locations

1917 person birth records

6 persons married or partnered in 1917

⚭Married1917

⚭Married1917

⚭Married1917

1917 person Obituaries

Elephants born in 1917

♀ Itema

♀ stillborn

♀ Peggy

♀ Alice

♀ Chinni

♀ Dixie

♀ Eva

♀ Florence

♀ Jamuna

♀ Jane

♀ Jenny

♂ Lin Wang

♂ Mampe

♀ Marijon

♂ Rajah

Elephants dead in 1917

♀ Suffa Culli

♀ Nelly

♂ Jimbo (Baby Jimbo)

♀ Miss Kumbuk

♀ Jenny

♂ unknown

♀ stillborn

♂ Dunk (Duncan)

♀ Bupari II

♂ Chengallor Ranganathan

♀ Hatnee

♀ Jenny

♂ Todles

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