Historical Events In February - 17

1946  On this day in history humanistic Covenant forms in Amsterdam   

1947  Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" on February - 17.   

1949  Chaim Weitzman elected 1st president of Israel on February - 17.   

1950  On February - 17 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY   

1951  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94 on February - 17.   

1953  On this day in history baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea   

1954  The birth of Rene Russo, American actress on this day in history.   

1954  Evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72 on February - 17.   

1955  Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB on February - 17.   

1955  Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on February - 17.   

1956  On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas GRB   

1957  On February - 17 fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72   

1959  On this day in history kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies   

1961  On February - 17 nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63   

1962  On February - 17 bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85   

1966  Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75 on February - 17.   

1968  Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.   

1970  Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1971  On February - 17 teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73   

1972  On this day in history president Nixon leaves Washington DC for communist China   

1972  On this day in history the House of Commons votes in favour of Britain joining the Common Market   

1972  On February - 17 the Volkswagen 'Beetle' becomes the most successful production model, selling over 15 million vehicles   

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1976  Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1977  Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1979  On this day in history william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73   

1980  Graham Sutherland, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1982  Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1984  On this day in history lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69   

1985  Wanda Perry, actress (Roberta, Death of a Salesman), dies at 67 on February - 17.   

1986  On this day in history jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), dies at 90   

1987  Hal K Dawson, actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies on this day in history.   

1989  Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1990  On February - 17 erik Rhodes, actor (Top Hat), dies of pneumonia at 84   

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

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

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  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

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

1371  On this day in history 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  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)