Historical Events In May - 17
Friday, 29 March 2024
1957 On May - 17 shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54
1958 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria on this day in history.
1960 The first atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA on this day in history.
1961 Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers on this day in history.
1961 On May - 17 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81
1962 Marin County withdraws from BART district on this day in history.
1963 US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site on May - 17.
1964 Otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1968 On this day in history european Space Research Organization launches first satellite
1968 On this day in history uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1969 Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus on May - 17.
1969 On May - 17 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 this day in history.
1970 On May - 17 nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61
1971 Washington State bans sex discrimination on May - 17.
1972 Netherlands & China People's Republic exchange ambassadors on this day in history.
1972 On May - 17 tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London
1973 On this day in history senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings
1973 Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life" on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1974 On May - 17 bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels
1974 Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1975 "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 on May - 17.
1975 On May - 17 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love"
1975 On this day in history mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches
1975 NBC paid $5 million for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time on May - 17.
1976 On May - 17 28th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win
1976 On May - 17 earthquake in Uzbekistan 1000's killed
1976 On May - 17 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
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