Page 5: Historical Events In February - 17

1915  Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded on February - 17.   

1915  Homer Keller, composer on February - 17.   

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

1916  Don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper) on this day in history.   

1917  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on February - 17.   

1921  On this day in history arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres   

1923  On this day in history ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)   

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

1924  Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds) on February - 17.   

1924  On February - 17 oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55   

1926  Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die on this day in history.   

1929  On February - 17 the birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner   

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

1930  On February - 17 french govt of Tardieu, falls   

1931  1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) on this day in history.   

1932  Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC on February - 17.   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history uS Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition   

1933  On February - 17 1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published   

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

1934  The birth of Alan Bates, English actor on February - 17.   

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

1934  1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn) on this day in history.   

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

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

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1939  On February - 17 katwijk soccer team forms   

1940  Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia on this day in history.   

1941  Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title on February - 17.   

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

1944  Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22 on February - 17.   

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on February - 17.   

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

1490  On February - 17 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  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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.