Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

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

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

1977  Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel on May - 17.   

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  Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

1983  Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty on this day in history.   

1984  Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA on this day in history.   

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

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

1986  "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart on May - 17.   

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

1987  USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die on this day in history.   

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

1989  Longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on May - 17.   

1989  On this day in history napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart   

1989  On May - 17 nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa   

1989  Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million on May - 17.   

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

1990  Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI on May - 17.   

1990  On May - 17 dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71   

1990  European court rules pension rights for both men & women on May - 17.   

1991  On May - 17 lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe   

1991  Tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website on this day in history.   

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

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

1993  On May - 17 intel unveils their new Pentium processor   

1993  Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election   

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

1995  Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72 on May - 17.   

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

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on May - 17.   

1510  On May - 17 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)