Historical Events In May - 17

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

1898  On May - 17 camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503]   

1899  Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England on this day in history.   

1899  Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) on May - 17.   

1900  On this day in history british troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony)   

1900  On this day in history mafeking in South Africa relieved   

1900  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer on this day in history.   

1901  Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) on May - 17.   

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

1902  John Vincent, composer on this day in history.   

1903  Cleve Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio on May - 17.   

1903  Douglas Packard, British Lt General on May - 17.   

1904  Maurice Ravel's "Shéhérazade," premieres in Paris on May - 17.   

1905  Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball on this day in history.   

1905  On May - 17 john Patrick, screenwriter   

1906  On this day in history switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic   

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

1907  On May - 17 charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 17 white firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks   

1909  Edward Playfair, British senior civil servant on May - 17.   

1910  On this day in history canada sets the designs for its 1 cent to fifty cent coins.   

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

1911  On this day in history the birth of Maureen O'Sullivan, American film actress   

1911  36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51 on May - 17.   

1911  On May - 17 knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative   

1912  Archibald Cox, special prosecutor (Watergate) on May - 17.   

1913  Alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history guido Masanetz, composer   

1914  On this day in history peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79   

1915  On this day in history last liberal British Government of Asquith falls   

1915  National Baptist Convention chartered on this day in history.   

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

1915  Joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer on May - 17.   

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

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1336  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

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

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on May - 17.   

1510  On May - 17 alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)