Historical Events In December - 17
Thursday, 04 March 2021
1894 On this day in history arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born
1894 Cricket day 3 1T Aus v Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn on December - 17.
1894 Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) on this day in history.
1895 On this day in history anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC
1895 George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) on December - 17.
1899 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1900 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor
1902 Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin on December - 17.
1902 Simon Drach, writer on this day in history.
1903 On this day in history at 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)
1903 On December - 17 the birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist
1903 At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on this day in history.
1903 Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) on December - 17.
1903 At 10:35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on this day in history.
1904 On December - 17 dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]
1905 On December - 17 joseph Heifitz, film director
1906 Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer on December - 17.
1907 On December - 17 ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan
1907 Kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1908 Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) on this day in history.
1909 Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels on this day in history.
1910 On December - 17 keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)
1911 William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light) on this day in history.
1913 Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61 on December - 17.
1914 On this day in history jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities
1914 Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland on this day in history.
1914 Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's) on this day in history.
1916 Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on December - 17.
1916 On December - 17 grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated
1917 Louis Salvador Palange, composer on December - 17.
1919 On this day in history austria parliament approves 8-hour day
1920 On December - 17 british Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru
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