1917

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * Reginald Tyler begins writing The True History of Planets. (EDA: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
 * An unknown number of soldiers and other personnel involved in World War I are transported to another planet where they become unwitting players in an experiment. Later, the survivors are returned to Earth by the Time Lords. (DW: The War Games)

January

 * Leonard Trolley, who played Supt. Reynolds in "The Faceless Ones," is born.

February

 * 13 - Jenny Laird is born.

March

 * 21 - Eric Francis, who played the First Elder in "The Sensorites," is born in Manchester.

April

 * 1 - Sydney Newman, the creator of Doctor Who, is born in Toronto, Canada.

May

 * 9 - John Arnatt is born.

June

 * 5 - Anne Tirard is born.

August

 * 8 - Earl Cameron, who played Glyn Williams in "The Tenth Planet," is born in Pembroke, Bermuda.
 * 8 - John Baker is born.

September

 * 7 - Ewen Solon, who played Chal in "The Savages" and Vishinsky in "Planet of Evil," is born in Auckland, New Zealand.
 * 17 - Peter Bennett is born.