Page 7: Historical Events In July - 17

1959  Tibet abolishes serfdom on this day in history.   

1959  On July - 17 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis   

1959  On this day in history billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44   

1961  On July - 17 john Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1961  Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75 on July - 17.   

1961  Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on July - 17.   

1962  Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history senate rejects medicare for the aged   

1964  Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) on July - 17.   

1965  Luiz Cosme, composer, dies at 57 on July - 17.   

1966  Jim Ryun sets mile record (3m51s3) on July - 17.   

1966  On July - 17 pioneer 7 launched   

1966  On this day in history august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71   

1967  Monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act on July - 17.   

1967  Race riots in Cairo Illinois on July - 17.   

1967  On this day in history cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74   

1968  On July - 17 beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premiers in London   

1968  On July - 17 revolt in Iraq   

1970  On July - 17 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC   

1970  Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1971  Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history the first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico   

1974  On this day in history john Lennon is ordered to leave the US in 60 days   

1974  The first quadrophinic studio in UK is open by the Moody Blues on July - 17.   

1974  Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher (St Louis Cards), dies at 63 on July - 17.   

1975  On July - 17 apollo 18 & Soyuz 19 make first US/USSR linkup in space   

1975  Ringo Starr & Maureen Cox divorce on this day in history.   

1975  The US and USSR link up in space, with the Apollo Soyuz mission on this day in history.   

1975  Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal) on July - 17.   

1976  On this day in history 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montréal   

1978  Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1979  On July - 17 sebastian Coe runs world record 3 49 mile in Oslo   

1979  On July - 17 doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies   

1979  Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo on this day in history.   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on July - 17.   

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on July - 17.   

0656  On July - 17 death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on July - 17.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on July - 17.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on July - 17.   

1531  On July - 17 death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)