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 December - 17 arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1895  Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC on December - 17.   

1895  George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) on December - 17.   

1899  On December - 17 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  On December - 17 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

1900  On December - 17 lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

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

1902  On December - 17 simon Drach, writer   

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

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

1903  On December - 17 at 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1903  On this day in history erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)   

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

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] on December - 17.   

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

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  Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1916  Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on December - 17.   

1917  Louis Salvador Palange, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history death of william Longsword   

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

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

1213  On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies