Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

1976  Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed on May - 17.   

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

1977  Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies   

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

1979  Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation on May - 17.   

1980  On May - 17 major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured   

1980  On May - 17 paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live   

1981  Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On May - 17 israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty   

1984  Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA on May - 17.   

1985  On May - 17 les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska   

1985  Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas on May - 17.   

1986  On this day in history "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart   

1987  "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances on this day in history.   

1987  USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die on May - 17.   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on May - 17.   

1989  On May - 17 longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000!   

1989  Napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart on this day in history.   

1989  Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 17 vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million   

1989  On this day in history longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000!   

1990  On May - 17 cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI   

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71 on May - 17.   

1990  European court rules pension rights for both men & women on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe   

1991  On May - 17 tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website   

1992  Bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87   

1993  Intel unveils their new Pentium processor on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled   

1994  Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election on May - 17.   

1994  On this day in history alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85   

1995  On this day in history nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72   

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

1443  On May - 17 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 17.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.   

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

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 this day in history 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 May - 17.   

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  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)