1917 in science fiction

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The year 1917 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

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Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Events

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

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Stories collections

Short stories

Comics

Audiovisual outputs

Movies

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The year 1912 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

The year 1928 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

The year 1930 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

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