Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday "Calendar in year 1917 (Russia)" (Julian calendar), webpage: [http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/index.html?year=1917&country=19 Julian-1917] (Romania used Julian in 1919, when Russia adopted Gregorian).of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). Events of 1917 January · January 2 - The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. · January 11 - Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland, NJ (now Lyndhurst, NJ) Due to German sabotage, leading to the U.S. involvement in World War I. · January 19 - Silvertown explosion: a blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage. · January 22 - World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "