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 February - 17 don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper)   

1917  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on February - 17.   

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

1923  Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals) on this day in history.   

1924  On February - 17 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 this day in history oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55   

1926  On February - 17 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  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  On February - 17 irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC   

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 February - 17.   

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

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

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

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

1934  On February - 17 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)   

1934  On this day in history albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58   

1936  On February - 17 "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts   

1936  On this day in history erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74   

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

1939  Katwijk soccer team forms on February - 17.   

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

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

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

1944  Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22 on February - 17.   

1944  On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

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

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

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

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

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)