Page 5: Historical Events In May - 17

1896  On May - 17 brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1898  On this day in history camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503]   

1899  On this day in history victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England   

1899  On May - 17 ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)   

1900  British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony) on May - 17.   

1900  Mafeking in South Africa relieved on May - 17.   

1900  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer on May - 17.   

1901  Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.   

1902  John Vincent, composer on May - 17.   

1903  On this day in history cleve Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio   

1903  On this day in history douglas Packard, British Lt General   

1904  On this day in history maurice Ravel's "Shéhérazade," premieres in Paris   

1905  Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball on May - 17.   

1905  John Patrick, screenwriter on May - 17.   

1906  Switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic on May - 17.   

1906  On May - 17 eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft)   

1907  On this day in history charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer on May - 17.   

1909  White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history edward Playfair, British senior civil servant   

1910  Canada sets the designs for its 1 cent to fifty cent coins on May - 17.   

1910  On this day in history canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins   

1911  The birth of Maureen O'Sullivan, American film actress on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51   

1911  On this day in history knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative   

1912  On May - 17 archibald Cox, special prosecutor (Watergate)   

1913  Alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn) on May - 17.   

1914  Guido Masanetz, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1915  On May - 17 last liberal British Government of Asquith falls   

1915  National Baptist Convention chartered on May - 17.   

1915  On this day in history 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58   

1915  On May - 17 joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on May - 17.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.