1917 in Brazil

none 1917 Events in the year 1917 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Venceslau Brás Vice President: Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo Governors Alagoas: João Batista Accioli Jr. Amazonas: Pedro de Alcântara Bacelar Bahia: Antônio Ferrão Muniz de Aragão Ceará: João Tomé de Sabóia e Silva Goiás: until 9 May: Aprígio José de Sousa 9 May - 14 July: Salatiel Simões de Lima from 14 July: João Alves de Castro Maranhão: until 20 March: Herculano Nina Parga from 20 March Antônio Brício de Araújo Mato Grosso: Caetano Manuel de Faria e Albuquerque, then Camilo Soares de Moura, then Cipriano da Costa Ferreira Minas Gerais: Delfim Moreira Pará: until 1 February: Enéas Martins from 1 February: Lauro Sodré Paraíba: Francisco Camilo de Holanda Paraná: Afonso Camargo Pernambuco: Manuel Antônio Pereira Borba Piauí: Eurípedes Clementino de Aguiar Rio Grande do Norte: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros Santa Catarina: São Paulo: Sergipe: Vice governors Rio Grande do Norte: São Paulo: Events 5 April - The steamship Paraná, loaded with coffee and travelling in accordance with the demands made on neutral countries, is torpedoed by a German submarine; three Brazilians are killed. 11 April - Brazil breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany. 7 May - Foreign Minister Lauro Müller is obliged to resign because of his German origins. 20 May - The ship Tijuca is torpedoed near the French coast by a German submarine. 27 July - The steamer Lapa Brazil is hit by three torpedoes from a German submarine. 23 October - The Brazilian freighter Macau, one of the vessels seized in the course of the war, was torpedoed by the German submarine SM U-93 near the coast of Spain, and the captain taken prisoner. 26 October - World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.Faria, Ivan Rodrigues de. "Participação do Brasil na Primeira Guerra Mundial" (Portuguese) ('Brazil's participation in World War I') Brazilian Army Journal, Rio - DPHCEx, 1996 (Page 67) 1 November - A mob damages German property in Petropolis, including the restaurant Brahma (completely destroyed), the Gesellschaft Germania, the German school, the company Arp, and the German Journal. 4 November - Acari Guaíba and another ship are torpedoed by the same German submarine, SM U-151. Births 9 January - Otto Glória, football coach (died 1986) 25 January - Jânio Quadros, 22nd President of Brazil (died 1992)http://www.presidencia.gov.br/info_historicas/galeria_pres/galquadros/galquadros/integrapresidente_view Jânio da Silva Quadros July 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20080729150557/http://www.presidencia.gov.br/info_historicas/galeria_pres/galquadros/galquadros/integrapresidente_view July 29, 2008 pt 21 February - Luz del Fuego, ballerina, naturist and feminist (as Dora Vivacqua; died 1967)http://acervo.estadao.com.br/noticias/personalidades,luz-del-fuego,999,0.htm Luz del Fuego O Estado de S. Paulo Grupo Estado 22 June 2014 pt 22 June 2014 https://archive.today/20140622041924/http://acervo.estadao.com.br/noticias/personalidades,luz-del-fuego,999,0.htm live 17 April - Roberto de Oliveira Campos, economist, writer and politician (died 2001) Academia Brasileira de Letras pt Roberto Campos: Biografia http://www.academia.org.br/abl/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=239&sid=232 2014-01-28 2014-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140219225547/http://www.academia.org.br/abl/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=239&sid=232 live 5 May - Dalva de Oliveira, singer (died 1972) 31 May - Zilka Salaberry, actress (died 2005)Quem - NOTÍCIAS - Morre, aos 87 anos, atriz Zilka Salaberry http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI49203-9531,00-MORRE+AOS+ANOS+ATRIZ+ZILKA+SALABERRY.html Revista Quem 2019-08-18 2019-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20190818212708/http://revistaquem.globo.com/Revista/Quem/0,,EMI49203-9531,00-MORRE+AOS+ANOS+ATRIZ+ZILKA+SALABERRY.html live 2 September - Laurindo Almeida, guitarist and composer (died 1995) 30 September - Chacrinha, comedian, radio and TV personality (died 1988) Deaths 11 February - Oswaldo Cruz, physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer (born 1872) 22 October - Manuel Lopes Rodrigues, artist (born 1860) References See also 1917 in Brazilian football 1917 in Category:1910s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil