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  On this day in history menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel   

1978  On May - 17 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  On May - 17 emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation   

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  On this day in history hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80   

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

1987  "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances on May - 17.   

1987  On May - 17 uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die   

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

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

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

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

1989  Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

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

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

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

1993  On May - 17 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

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 this day in history.   

1521  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)