Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

1976  On this day in history earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed   

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

1977  On this day in history menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on May - 17.   

1979  On May - 17 -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record)   

1979  On this day in history emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation   

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  On May - 17 israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty   

1984  Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA on May - 17.   

1985  Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska on May - 17.   

1985  On this day in history bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas   

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

1987  "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances on May - 17.   

1987  On this day in history uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1989  Longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on May - 17.   

1989  On this day in history napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart   

1989  Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa on May - 17.   

1989  On this day in history vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million   

1989  Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on May - 17.   

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

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71 on May - 17.   

1990  On May - 17 european court rules pension rights for both men & women   

1991  Lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe on this day in history.   

1991  Tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89   

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

1993  On this day in history intel unveils their new Pentium processor   

1993  Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled on this day in history.   

1994  Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1994  Alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85 on May - 17.   

1995  On May - 17 nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72   

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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 this day in history.   

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

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

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

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

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

1189  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

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  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 May - 17.