Page 4: Historical Events In February - 17

1885  On this day in history bismarck gives Carl Peters' firm management of East-Africa   

1887  On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoja, composer   

1888  On this day in history henrietta P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Bouwmeester Award)   

1889  H[aroldson] L Hunt, Texas oil multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1891  Georg Britting, writer on February - 17.   

1892  On this day in history theodor Plievier, German writer (Des Kaisers Kulis, Stalingrad)   

1895  On February - 17 anita Stewart, NY, actress (South of Hell Mountain)   

1896  London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history national Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)   

1897  On February - 17 johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady)   

1898  Tom Lowry, cricketer (NZ batsman in seven Tests & their 1st Test capt) on this day in history.   

1901  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38 on February - 17.   

1902  Marian Anderson, Phila, operatic contralto (banned by D.A.R.) on this day in history.   

1903  Johannes Linthorst Homan, director of the queen in Groningen on February - 17.   

1903  Joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61 on February - 17.   

1904  Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history albert Kuyle, [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe)   

1905  Frances Willard becomes 1st women honored in National Statuary Hall on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered   

1906  Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House on February - 17.   

1906  Galo Plaza Lasso, pres of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75) on this day in history.   

1907  Alec Wilder, Rochester NY, composer (1973 ASCAP award) on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 17 henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies   

1908  Staats Cotsworth, Oak Park IL, actor (Peyton Place) on February - 17.   

1908  Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on February - 17.   

1909  Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37)[NS] on February - 17.   

1910  On February - 17 ai Qing, poet   

1911  On this day in history 1st hydroplane flight to & from a ship (Glenn Curtiss, San Diego)   

1911  On this day in history arthur Hunnicutt, Gravelly AR, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising)   

1912  Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on February - 17.   

1913  On February - 17 new York Armory Show introduces Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp to American public. The show is considered "shocking" and calls to close it are made   

1913  On February - 17 1st minimum wage law in US takes effect (Oregon)   

1913  On this day in history josephine F "Fietje" van Anrooy, Dutch actress/director   

1914  Albert Westerlinck, [Jose J M Aerts], Flemish literary on February - 17.   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.