Page 8: Historical Events In May - 17

1957  On May - 17 shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54   

1958  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria   

1960  On May - 17 the first atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA   

1961  On May - 17 castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers   

1961  On May - 17 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81   

1962  On May - 17 marin County withdraws from BART district   

1963  On this day in history uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  On this day in history otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82   

1967  Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as the film "Don't Look Back" on May - 17.   

1967  John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65 on May - 17.   

1968  European Space Research Organization launches first satellite on May - 17.   

1968  On this day in history uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

1969  On this day in history russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus   

1969  On this day in history joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80   

1970  On May - 17 hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits   

1970  Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra on May - 17.   

1970  On May - 17 nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61   

1971  On this day in history washington State bans sex discrimination   

1972  Netherlands & China People's Republic exchange ambassadors on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London   

1973  Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life"   

1973  The Senate Select Committee hearings on Watergate open on May - 17.   

1973  US performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle CO on this day in history.   

1973  Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91 on May - 17.   

1974  On May - 17 bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels   

1974  On May - 17 charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49   

1975  "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 on May - 17.   

1975  On May - 17 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love"   

1975  Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches on this day in history.   

1975  NBC paid $5 million for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time on May - 17.   

1976  28th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win on this day in history.   

1976  Earthquake in Uzbekistan 1000's killed on May - 17.   

1976  On this day in history in Uzbek SSR a 7.1 quake killed 6 and 10,000 homeless in Gazli area. Damage reported in parts of Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Turkham SSR   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1155  On May - 17 birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on this day in history.   

1444  On May - 17 birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

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 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  On May - 17 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  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on May - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1464  On May - 17 death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  On this day in history 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)