Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

1976  On May - 17 earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed   

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

1977  On May - 17 menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel   

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

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

1979  On May - 17 emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation   

1980  Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured on this day in history.   

1980  Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live on this day in history.   

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

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

1984  On May - 17 mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA   

1985  Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas   

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  On this day in history uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

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

1989  On this day in history nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa   

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 this day in history cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI   

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71 on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 17 european court rules pension rights for both men & women   

1991  Lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website   

1992  On May - 17 bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89   

1992  On May - 17 george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87   

1993  On this day in history intel unveils their new Pentium processor   

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

1994  On May - 17 bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election   

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

1995  Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

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

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on May - 17.   

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

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

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