Page 4: Historical Events In December - 17

1894  Arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born on this day in history.   

1894  Cricket day 3 1T Aus v Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 17 arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1895  Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1895  George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle   

1900  On December - 17 first prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

1900  1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy on this day in history.   

1900  Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor on December - 17.   

1902  Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1902  Simon Drach, writer on December - 17.   

1903  On this day in history at 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

1903  The birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist on December - 17.   

1903  At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)   

1903  At 10:35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on this day in history.   

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history joseph Heifitz, film director   

1906  Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer on this day in history.   

1907  Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan on December - 17.   

1907  Kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1908  Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) on this day in history.   

1909  On December - 17 leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels   

1910  On December - 17 keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)   

1911  On December - 17 william Roerick, actor (Guiding Light)   

1913  On this day in history stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61   

1914  On December - 17 jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities   

1914  On this day in history austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland   

1914  On this day in history mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)   

1916  Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated   

1917  Louis Salvador Palange, composer on December - 17.   

1919  Austria parliament approves 8-hour day on December - 17.   

1920  British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru on this day in history.   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1267  Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on December - 17.   

1493  On December - 17 birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)   

1554  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.   

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)   

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on December - 17.   

0942  Death of William Longsword on this day in history.   

1187  Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.   

1195  On December - 17 boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1273  On December - 17 death of rumi (b.1207)   

1471  On December - 17 isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies