Page 5: Historical Events In May - 17

1896  On this day in history brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1898  Camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503] on May - 17.   

1899  Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England on May - 17.   

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

1900  On May - 17 british troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony)   

1900  On May - 17 mafeking in South Africa relieved   

1900  On May - 17 nicolai Berezowsky, composer   

1901  On this day in history werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige)   

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

1902  On May - 17 john Vincent, composer   

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

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

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  On this day in history john Patrick, screenwriter   

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

1906  Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) on this day in history.   

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

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer on May - 17.   

1909  On this day in history white firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks   

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  Canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins on May - 17.   

1911  On May - 17 the birth of Maureen O'Sullivan, American film actress   

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

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 May - 17 guido Masanetz, composer   

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

1915  Last liberal British Government of Asquith falls on this day in history.   

1915  On May - 17 national Baptist Convention chartered   

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 this day in history.   

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

1444  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

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

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on May - 17.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  On May - 17 birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

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

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on this day in history.   

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

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

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)