Historical Events In December - 17

1894  Arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born on December - 17.   

1894  On this day in history cricket day 3 1T Aus v Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn   

1894  On this day in history arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1895  Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1895  George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) on December - 17.   

1899  On December - 17 frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle   

1900  First prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy on December - 17.   

1900  1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy on December - 17.   

1900  On this day in history lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

1902  On this day in history frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin   

1902  On this day in history simon Drach, writer   

1903  On this day in history at 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1903  The birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist on this day in history.   

1903  At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on December - 17.   

1903  On this day in history erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)   

1903  At 10:35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on December - 17.   

1904  On December - 17 dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]   

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director on December - 17.   

1906  On December - 17 fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer   

1907  Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan on this day in history.   

1907  Kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83 on December - 17.   

1908  On this day in history willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960))   

1909  On this day in history leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels   

1910  On this day in history keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)   

1911  William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light) on December - 17.   

1913  Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1914  Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities on this day in history.   

1914  Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland on December - 17.   

1914  On this day in history mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)   

1916  On this day in history antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)   

1916  On December - 17 grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated   

1917  On this day in history louis Salvador Palange, composer   

1919  Austria parliament approves 8-hour day on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history british Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on December - 17.   

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.   

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on December - 17.   

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies