Page 5: Historical Events In February - 17

1915  On February - 17 edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded   

1915  On February - 17 homer Keller, composer   

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

1916  On this day in history don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper)   

1917  On this day in history edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70   

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres   

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 February - 17 avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die   

1929  On February - 17 the birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner   

1929  On February - 17 john Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies   

1930  On February - 17 french govt of Tardieu, falls   

1931  1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball) on February - 17.   

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

1932  On this day in history frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70   

1933  On February - 17 uS Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition   

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

1933  On February - 17 henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84   

1934  The birth of Alan Bates, English actor on this day in history.   

1934  The birth of Barry Humphries, Australian actor on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1938  1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London) on February - 17.   

1939  Katwijk soccer team forms on February - 17.   

1940  Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 17 joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1943  -19] Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22   

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

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

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 February - 17 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 February - 17.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

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  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.