Page 5: Historical Events In October - 17

1923  Catholic University of Nijmegen Neth opens.   

1926  Beverly Garland, Santa Cruz Calif, actress (My 3 Sons)   

1927  Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president.   

1928  Ivan Marinov, composer   

1929  Ram Da-Oz, composer.   

1930  Angelo Paccignini, composer   

1931  Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison.   

1931  Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer.   

1932  Gundaris Pone, composer   

1933  Albert Einstein arrives in the US, a refugee from Nazi Germany   

1933  Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany   

1933  William A Anders, Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8)   

1934  "The Aldrich Family" premieres on radio.   

1934  Barend P Tammeling, Dutch journalist (Trouw, Groninger Gezinsbode)   

1935  Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics.   

1935  Alan Brown, cricketer (Engld opening attack Brown and White vs Pak 1961).   

1936  David Hobson, (Rep-R-Ohio)   

1937  Paxton Whitehead, English actor   

1939  Evel Knievel, Record breaker and stunt man is born   

1940  German occupiers issue identity cards   

1941  inaugural US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland.   

1941  1st US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland   

1941  John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins), dies.   

1943  Liberators sink U-540 and U-631.   

1944  Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45.   

1945  Juan Peron is recorded as becoming dictator of Argentina   

1951  Egyptian army fires on British troops.   

1954  Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21)   

1955  Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel   

1956  England's inaugural large scale nuclear power station opens   

1956  England's 1st large scale nuclear power station opens   

1957  Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit White House   

1957  French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature   

1957  "Copper and Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances.   

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on this day in history.   

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on October - 17.   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on October - 17.   

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On October - 17 birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)   

1626  On October - 17 birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on October - 17.   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on October - 17.   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on October - 17.   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on this day in history.   

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on October - 17.   

1660  On October - 17 death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)