Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

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

1976  On this day in history 28th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win   

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

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

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

1983  Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty on May - 17.   

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

1985  Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska on May - 17.   

1985  On May - 17 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  On May - 17 "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 this day in history.   

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

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 May - 17.   

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

1989  On May - 17 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 May - 17.   

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

1992  Bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89 on May - 17.   

1992  George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 on May - 17.   

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

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

1994  Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election on this day in history.   

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

1995  On May - 17 nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72   

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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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on May - 17.   

1336  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

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

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.