Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

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

1976  28th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win on May - 17.   

1977  Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel on May - 17.   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on this day in history.   

1979  -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record) on this day in history.   

1979  Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation on this day in history.   

1980  Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured on this day in history.   

1980  Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live on May - 17.   

1981  On May - 17 hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80   

1983  Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty on May - 17.   

1984  Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska   

1985  Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas on May - 17.   

1986  On May - 17 "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart   

1987  "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances on this day in history.   

1987  On May - 17 uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on May - 17.   

1989  On this day in history longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000!   

1989  On May - 17 napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart   

1989  Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa on this day in history.   

1989  Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million on May - 17.   

1989  On this day in history longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000!   

1990  On this day in history cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI   

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71   

1990  On this day in history european court rules pension rights for both men & women   

1991  On May - 17 lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe   

1991  On May - 17 tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website   

1992  On May - 17 bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89   

1992  On May - 17 george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87   

1993  Intel unveils their new Pentium processor on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled   

1994  On this day in history bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election   

1994  Alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72   

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

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

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.   

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

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

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 this day in history 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  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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