Historical Events In May - 17
Friday, 29 March 2024
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 Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies
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 this day in history.
1981 On this day in history 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 May - 17.
1985 On May - 17 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 "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 May - 17 uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die
1987 On May - 17 gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88
1989 Longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on May - 17.
1989 Napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa
1989 Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million on May - 17.
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 this day in history.
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 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 May - 17 intel unveils their new Pentium processor
1993 On May - 17 intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled
1994 On May - 17 bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election
1994 On this day in history alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85
1995 On this day in history nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72
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