Page 8: Historical Events In May - 17

1957  On this day in history shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54   

1958  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria   

1960  The first atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA on May - 17.   

1961  Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers on May - 17.   

1961  On May - 17 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81   

1962  Marin County withdraws from BART district on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 17 uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  On this day in history otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82   

1967  On May - 17 dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as the film "Don't Look Back"   

1967  On May - 17 john Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65   

1968  European Space Research Organization launches first satellite on this day in history.   

1968  US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site on May - 17.   

1969  On May - 17 russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus   

1969  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 17 hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits   

1970  On May - 17 thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra   

1970  Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1971  Washington State bans sex discrimination on May - 17.   

1972  Netherlands & China People's Republic exchange ambassadors on this day in history.   

1972  Tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London on May - 17.   

1973  On this day in history senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings   

1973  On May - 17 stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life"   

1973  The Senate Select Committee hearings on Watergate open on this day in history.   

1973  US performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle CO on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 17 alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91   

1974  Bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels on this day in history.   

1974  Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 on May - 17.   

1975  "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 on May - 17.   

1975  10cc releases "I'm Not in Love" on May - 17.   

1975  Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches on this day in history.   

1975  NBC paid $5 million for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time on this day in history.   

1976  28th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win on May - 17.   

1976  On this day in history earthquake in Uzbekistan 1000's killed   

1976  On May - 17 in Uzbek SSR a 7.1 quake killed 6 and 10,000 homeless in Gazli area. Damage reported in parts of Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Turkham SSR   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1155  On May - 17 birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

1443  On this day in history birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  On May - 17 birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on May - 17.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

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

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on this day in history.   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On May - 17 death of 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 on this day in history.   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.