Page 4: Historical Events In December - 17

1894  Arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born on this day in history.   

1894  Cricket day 3 1T Aus v Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn on December - 17.   

1894  Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) on this day in history.   

1895  On December - 17 anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC   

1895  George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) on December - 17.   

1899  On this day in history frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle   

1900  On December - 17 first prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

1900  On this day in history 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

1900  On December - 17 lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

1902  Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1902  Simon Drach, writer on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history at 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1903  The birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist on December - 17.   

1903  At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on December - 17.   

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) on December - 17.   

1903  On December - 17 at 10:35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] on December - 17.   

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director on this day in history.   

1906  Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer on this day in history.   

1907  On December - 17 ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan   

1907  Kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1908  Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) on this day in history.   

1909  Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels on this day in history.   

1910  On December - 17 keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)   

1911  William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light) on December - 17.   

1913  On December - 17 stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61   

1914  Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities on December - 17.   

1914  On December - 17 austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland   

1914  Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's) on this day in history.   

1916  Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on this day in history.   

1916  Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on December - 17.   

1917  Louis Salvador Palange, composer on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history austria parliament approves 8-hour day   

1920  On December - 17 british Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1267  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies