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  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 December - 17.   

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 December - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1902  Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1902  Simon Drach, writer on this day in history.   

1903  On December - 17 at 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

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

1903  On this day in history at 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1903  Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre) on December - 17.   

1903  On December - 17 at 10:35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

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  On December - 17 fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer   

1907  On December - 17 ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan   

1907  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels   

1910  On December - 17 keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)   

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

1913  Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61 on December - 17.   

1914  Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities on this day in history.   

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 December - 17.   

1920  British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru on this day in history.   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

1493  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on December - 17.   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

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

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