Page 5: Historical Events In May - 17

1896  On May - 17 brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer   

1898  Camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503] on May - 17.   

1899  On this day in history victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England   

1899  Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) on this day in history.   

1900  British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history mafeking in South Africa relieved   

1900  Nicolai Berezowsky, composer on May - 17.   

1901  Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) on May - 17.   

1902  Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer on this day in history.   

1902  John Vincent, composer on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history cleve Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio   

1903  On this day in history douglas Packard, British Lt General   

1904  On May - 17 maurice Ravel's "Shéhérazade," premieres in Paris   

1905  Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball on May - 17.   

1905  John Patrick, screenwriter on this day in history.   

1906  On May - 17 switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic   

1906  On May - 17 eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft)   

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

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer on May - 17.   

1909  White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks on May - 17.   

1909  Edward Playfair, British senior civil servant on May - 17.   

1910  On this day in history canada sets the designs for its 1 cent to fifty cent coins.   

1910  Canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins on May - 17.   

1911  The birth of Maureen O'Sullivan, American film actress on May - 17.   

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

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

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

1913  On this day in history alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn)   

1914  On this day in history guido Masanetz, composer   

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 May - 17 national Baptist Convention chartered   

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

1915  Joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer on this day in history.   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

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

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

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

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

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

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  On this day in history death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

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

1510  On this day in history alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.