Page 4: Historical Events In December - 17

1894  Arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born on this day in history.   

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

1894  On this day in history arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1895  On this day in history anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC   

1895  On this day in history george Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass)   

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

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin   

1902  On this day in history simon Drach, writer   

1903  On this day in history at 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1903  The birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist on December - 17.   

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

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) on this day in history.   

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

1904  On December - 17 dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]   

1905  On this day in history joseph Heifitz, film director   

1906  Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer on December - 17.   

1907  Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan on December - 17.   

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

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

1909  On December - 17 leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels   

1910  Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India) on December - 17.   

1911  William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61   

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

1914  On this day in history austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland   

1914  Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's) on December - 17.   

1916  On this day in history antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)   

1916  On this day in history grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated   

1917  On December - 17 louis Salvador Palange, composer   

1919  Austria parliament approves 8-hour day on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  On this day in history 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  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.   

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

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

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.   

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

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1273  On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies