Page 5: Historical Events In May - 17

1896  On this day in history brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1898  On May - 17 camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503]   

1899  Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England on May - 17.   

1899  Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) on May - 17.   

1900  On this day in history british troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony)   

1900  Mafeking in South Africa relieved on May - 17.   

1900  On this day in history nicolai Berezowsky, composer   

1901  On May - 17 werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige)   

1902  Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer on May - 17.   

1902  On this day in history john Vincent, composer   

1903  On May - 17 cleve Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio   

1903  Douglas Packard, British Lt General on May - 17.   

1904  Maurice Ravel's "Shéhérazade," premieres in Paris on May - 17.   

1905  On May - 17 waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball   

1905  On this day in history john Patrick, screenwriter   

1906  Switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic on May - 17.   

1906  Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) on this day in history.   

1907  On May - 17 charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer on May - 17.   

1909  On May - 17 white firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks   

1909  Edward Playfair, British senior civil servant on this day in history.   

1910  Canada sets the designs for its 1 cent to fifty cent coins on May - 17.   

1910  On May - 17 canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins   

1911  On May - 17 the birth of Maureen O'Sullivan, American film actress   

1911  On this day in history 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51   

1911  Knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative on May - 17.   

1912  On May - 17 archibald Cox, special prosecutor (Watergate)   

1913  Alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn) on May - 17.   

1914  Guido Masanetz, composer on May - 17.   

1914  Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79 on May - 17.   

1915  On May - 17 last liberal British Government of Asquith falls   

1915  On this day in history national Baptist Convention chartered   

1915  40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58 on May - 17.   

1915  On this day in history joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on May - 17.   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  On May - 17 birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

1336  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  On May - 17 alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)