Page 5: Historical Events In February - 17

1915  On this day in history edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded   

1915  Homer Keller, composer on February - 17.   

1916  On February - 17 romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in NYC   

1916  On February - 17 don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper)   

1917  On February - 17 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70   

1918  On February - 17 wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies   

1921  Arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres on this day in history.   

1923  Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals) on this day in history.   

1924  The birth of Margaret Truman, American writer on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)   

1924  Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 on February - 17.   

1926  On this day in history avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die   

1929  The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner on February - 17.   

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1930  French govt of Tardieu, falls on this day in history.   

1931  1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) on February - 17.   

1932  On February - 17 irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1933  On February - 17 uS Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition   

1933  On this day in history 1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published   

1933  On February - 17 henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Alan Bates, English actor   

1934  On February - 17 the birth of Barry Humphries, Australian actor   

1934  On February - 17 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)   

1934  Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 on February - 17.   

1936  On this day in history "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts   

1936  On February - 17 erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74   

1938  1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London) on February - 17.   

1939  Katwijk soccer team forms on February - 17.   

1940  Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia on February - 17.   

1941  Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1943  -19] Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje on February - 17.   

1944  On this day in history battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22   

1944  On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64   

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

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

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

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On February - 17 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 this day in history.