Historical Events In December - 17

1940  British troops occupies Sollum on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 17 german troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa   

1941  On this day in history hMS THRACIAN, lost while in Hong Kong - ran aground, dry-docked but damaged by Japanese bombing, later beached. Salvaged and served in Japanese Navy   

1941  Dutch & Australian troops lands on Portuguese-Timor on December - 17.   

1942  Allies condemn the Nazis for murdering Jews on this day in history.   

1942  Allies in London sentence German war criminals on December - 17.   

1943  Transport 63 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany on this day in history.   

1944  Japanese-Americans released from detention camps on December - 17.   

1944  US Army announces end of excluding Japanese-Americans from West Coast on December - 17.   

1944  On this day in history green Bay Packers win NFL championship   

1944  Pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26 on December - 17.   

1946  US V-2 rocket reaches 183 km, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 17 bradman & Barnes complete 405 run 5th wkt stand, score 234 ea   

1946  On this day in history constance [Clara] Garnett, Russian-English translator, dies at 84   

1947  On this day in history new York struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

1947  On December - 17 nY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow   

1948  On December - 17 edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68   

1949  "Regina" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 86 performances on December - 17.   

1949  David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72 on December - 17.   

1951  On December - 17 dutch Communist Party members forbidden to be civil servants   

1953  On December - 17 dmitri Shostakovitch' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad   

1954  British Petroleum Company (BP) formed on this day in history.   

1954  fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary IN) on December - 17.   

1955  On this day in history carl Perkins wrote Blue Suede Shoes. Less than 48 hours later, he recorded it at the Sun Studios in Memphis.   

1956  Eddie Acuff, actor (Guns of Pecos), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1957  The Atlas U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile makes its inaugural test flight on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history dorothy Sayers, [Atherton Fleming], author (Whose body), dies at 64   

1959  On the Beach premiered this day at the Astor Theatre in New York City -- and in 17 other cities. It was the first motion picture to debut simultaneously in major cities around the world on December - 17.   

1961  Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil on December - 17.   

1961  India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies on December - 17.   

1961  On this day in history marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53   

1962  Current constitution of Monaco promulgated on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history thomas Mitchell, US, actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70   

1963  On December - 17 the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act, a sweeping set of laws designed to protect the environment from air pollution. It was the first legislation to place pollution controls on the automobile industry.   

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1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.   

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

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.