Historical Events In May - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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