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 this day in history.   

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

1979  On May - 17 -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record)   

1979  On this day in history emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation   

1980  On this day in history major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured   

1980  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

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 May - 17.   

1985  On May - 17 bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas   

1986  "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1991  Lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe on May - 17.   

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  George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 17 intel unveils their new Pentium processor   

1993  On this day in history intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled   

1994  Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election on May - 17.   

1994  Alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85 on May - 17.   

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  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

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

1336  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

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)