Page 4: Historical Events In December - 17

1894  On this day in history arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born   

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

1894  Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) on this day in history.   

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  Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history first prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

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

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor on December - 17.   

1902  Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin on December - 17.   

1902  On this day in history simon Drach, writer   

1903  At 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on this day in history.   

1903  On December - 17 the birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist   

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

1903  On December - 17 erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)   

1903  At 10:35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on this day in history.   

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] on this day in history.   

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director on this day in history.   

1906  On December - 17 fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer   

1907  On this day in history ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan   

1907  On this day in history kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83   

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

1909  Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels on December - 17.   

1910  Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India) on this day in history.   

1911  On December - 17 william Roerick, actor (Guiding Light)   

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

1914  Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities on December - 17.   

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  Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on this day in history.   

1917  On December - 17 louis Salvador Palange, composer   

1919  On December - 17 austria parliament approves 8-hour day   

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

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

1267  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  On this day in history birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

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

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on December - 17.   

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

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

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

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