Top Historical Events That Happened on May 17

1964  Otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82.   

1967  Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as the film "Don't Look Back".   

1967  John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65.   

1968  European Space Research Organization launches inaugural satellite.   

1969  Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus.   

1969  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80.   

1970  Hank Aaron is recorded as becoming 9th player to get 3000 hits.   

1970  Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra   

1970  Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61   

1971  Washington State bans sex discrimination.   

1972  Netherlands and China People's Republic exchange ambassadors   

1972  In this year, Tottenham Hotspur claims inaugural UEFA Cup in London   

1973  Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings.   

1973  In this year, Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life"   

1973  The Senate Select Committee hearings on Watergate open   

1973  US performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle CO   

1973  Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91   

1974  Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49.   

1975  "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79   

1975  In this year, 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love"   

1975  Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches.   

1975  NBC paid $5 million for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time   

1976  28th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson and Michael Learned win   

1976  Earthquake in Uzbekistan 1000's killed   

1976  In Uzbek SSR a 7.1 quake killed 6 and 10000 homeless in Gazli area. Damage reported in parts of Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Turkham SSR   

1977  In this year, Menahem Begins Likoed-party claims election in Israel.   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies.   

1979  -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record).   

1979  Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation   

1980  Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured   

1980  Paul and Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live.   

1981  Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80   

1983  Israel and Lebanon sign a peace treaty.   

1984  Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA   

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1155  Jien: Japanese poet and historian   

1443  Edmund: Earl of rutland, brother of kings edward iv of england and richard iii of england   

1444  Sandro botticelli: Italian painter (birth of venus)   

1451  Engelbert ii: Earl of nassau-dillenburg-dietz/viceroy of luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von hohenzollern: 1st duke of prussia   

1551  Martinus a del rio: Spanish/south neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin delrio: Flemish theologian and occultist   

1568  Christoph thomas walliser: Composer   

1050  Guido van arezzo: Italian music theorist,   

1189  Death of Minamoto no yoshitsune: Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  Emperor go-fushimi of japan: Emperor go-fushimi of japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Louis vi the roman: Duke of bavaria and elector of brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine dragas: Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Thomas de ros: 10th baron de ros, english politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Death of Alessandro di botticelli: Painter (birth of venus),   

1521  Death of Edward stafford: 3rd duke of buckingham, english politician (b. 1478)