Historical Events In December - 17

1894  Arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born on December - 17.   

1894  On December - 17 cricket day 3 1T Aus v Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn   

1894  On this day in history arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)   

1895  Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC on December - 17.   

1895  On this day in history george Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass)   

1899  On December - 17 frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle   

1900  On this day in history first prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

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

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  On this day in history simon Drach, writer   

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  On December - 17 at 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)   

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 December - 17.   

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

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director on December - 17.   

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

1907  On December - 17 ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan   

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

1908  On December - 17 willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960))   

1909  Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels on this day in history.   

1910  Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India) on December - 17.   

1911  William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light) on this day in history.   

1913  Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1914  Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland on this day in history.   

1914  Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's) on this day in history.   

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

1916  Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on December - 17.   

1917  Louis Salvador Palange, composer on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history british Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru   

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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 this day in history.   

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.   

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

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

1619  On December - 17 birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

1632  On this day in history 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  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  Death of William Longsword on December - 17.   

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies   

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

1213  On December - 17 jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53   

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

1471  On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies