WHAT ALL HAPPENED OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 1917
Find out what all happened October to November 1917

Ukraine is declared a republic. (20. November 1917)

Lenin calls for the October Revolution. (23. October 1917)

World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins – British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back. (20. November 1917)

The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal. (13. October 1917)

World War I: Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat at the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany. The young unknown Oberleutnant Erwin Rommel captures Mount Matajur with only 100 Germans against a force of over 7000 Italians. (26. October 1917)

Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo). (24. October 1917)

World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire. (7. November 1917)

The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities". (2. November 1917)

The Battle of Broodseinde fought between the British and German armies in Flanders. (4. October 1917)

World War I: Battle of Beersheba – the "last successful cavalry charge in history". (31. October 1917)

The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting. (2. November 1917)

World War I: Third Battle of Ypres ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium. (6. November 1917)

World War I: Brazil declared in state of war with Central Powers. (26. October 1917)

St. Tikhon of Moscow is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. (5. November 1917)

The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia. (28. November 1917)

The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams. (26. November 1917)

World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single day loss of life in New Zealand history. (12. October 1917)

World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for the German Empire. (15. October 1917)

October Revolution: In Tallinn, Estonia, Communist leader Jaan Anvelt leads revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government (As Estonia and Russia are still using the Julian Calendar, subsequent period references show an October 23 date). (5. November 1917)

World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania. (25. November 1917)