Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

1976  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 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  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  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 this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA   

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

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

1987  On this day in history uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die   

1987  On this day in history gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88   

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

1989  On May - 17 napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart   

1989  On May - 17 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  Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on this day in history.   

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

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

1990  On this day in history 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  Tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website on May - 17.   

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

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  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  On May - 17 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  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 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  On May - 17 birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

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

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

1189  On May - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

1464  On May - 17 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 this day in history.   

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