Historical Events In December - 17

1965  On December - 17 largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages ($0.50)   

1965  Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 17 gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68   

1967  Harold Holt, Australian premier (1966-67), drowns at 59 on December - 17.   

1969  50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show on December - 17.   

1969  On this day in history uSAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings   

1969  On December - 17 arturo da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at 67   

1970  The Beach Boys played to royalty at Royal Albert Hall in London. Princess Margaret was in attendance and shook the royal jewelry to such classics as Good Vibrations, I Get Around and Help Me, Rhonda on December - 17.   

1971  Cease-fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir on this day in history.   

1971  Radio Bangladesh begins transmitting on this day in history.   

1972  New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India and Pakistan on December - 17.   

1972  On this day in history erwin Dressel, composer, dies at 63   

1973  On December - 17 charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at 101   

1975  Lynette Fromme was sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history frank Sully, actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67   

1978  On this day in history referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda   

1979  Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) on December - 17.   

1979  On this day in history driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake,California.   

1981  Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier on this day in history.   

1982  Leonid B Kogan, Russian violist, dies at 58 on December - 17.   

1983  Erik Christensen, NHL player on December - 17.   

1985  Otto Gotsche, writer, dies on December - 17.   

1986  Richard Kuklinski, a suspect in several murders, is arrested by undercover agents at a truck stop off the New Jersey Turnpike, marking the culmination of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' "Operation Iceman." on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history wayne Danke Schoen Newton won a $19.2 million judgment against NBC News, which had aired reports linking Newton to mob figures   

1986  On December - 17 ron Kass, record co pres (MGM), dies at 52 of cancer   

1987  Bernard Cardinal Alfrink, archbishop of Utrecht Neth, dies at 87 on December - 17.   

1988  On this day in history uSS Tennessee, first sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned   

1990  Don Draper, actor (Pepper Agent 00X), dies of AIDS at 61 on December - 17.   

1991  Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode on this day in history.   

1991  John Blatnik, (Rep-Minnesota, 1947-75), dies at 80 on December - 17.   

1992  On December - 17 dana Andrews, US actor (Laura), dies of pneumonia at 83   

1993  Janet Margolin, US actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer on December - 17.   

1994  North Korea shoots down a US Army helicopter when it strays north of the demilitarized zone.dec18 on December - 17.   

1994  On December - 17 jan Wiegel, director/producer (Uninhabitable Country), dies at 64   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on this day in history.   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on December - 17.   

1619  On December - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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

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

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.