Historical Events In February - 17

1915  On this day in history edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded  

1915  On this day in history homer Keller, composer  

1916  Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in NYC on February - 17.  

1916  Don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper) on this day in history.  

1917  On February - 17 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70  

1918  On February - 17 wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies  

1921  Arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)  

1924  On this day in history the birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.  

1924  Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds) on this day in history.  

1924  On February - 17 oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55  

1926  On this day in history avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die  

1929  The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner on February - 17.  

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history french govt of Tardieu, falls  

1931  1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) on this day in history.  

1932  Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1933  US Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition on this day in history.  

1933  On February - 17 1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published  

1933  On this day in history henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84  

1934  On February - 17 the birth of Alan Bates, English actor  

1934  On February - 17 the birth of Barry Humphries, Australian actor  

1934  On this day in history 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)  

1934  Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 on February - 17.  

1936  On this day in history "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts  

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on February - 17.  

1938  On this day in history 1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London)  

1939  Katwijk soccer team forms on this day in history.  

1940  On February - 17 bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia  

1941  On this day in history joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title  

1943  -19] Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje on February - 17.  

1944  Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22 on this day in history.  

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.  

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)  

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)  

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)  

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist  

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.  

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)  

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer  

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.  

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.  

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55  

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)  

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.  

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)  

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake  

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)