Page 4: Historical Events In December - 17

1894  On this day in history arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra was born   

1894  On this day in history 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  On December - 17 anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC   

1895  George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) on December - 17.   

1899  Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1900  On December - 17 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

1900  On this day in history lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

1902  On this day in history frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin   

1902  On this day in history simon Drach, writer   

1903  At 10 35 AM, first sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) on December - 17.   

1903  The birth of Erskine Caldwell, American novelist on this day in history.   

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

1904  Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] on December - 17.   

1905  Joseph Heifitz, film director on December - 17.   

1906  On December - 17 fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer   

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

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

1908  Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960)) on December - 17.   

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  On this day in history william Roerick, actor (Guiding Light)   

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

1914  On this day in history jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities   

1914  On December - 17 austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland   

1914  On December - 17 mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)   

1916  Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on December - 17.   

1916  Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on this day in history.   

1917  On December - 17 louis Salvador Palange, composer   

1919  On December - 17 austria parliament approves 8-hour day   

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

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1239  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)   

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

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne   

1619  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

1619  On this day in history birth of prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682)   

1632  Anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695) was born on December - 17.   

1638  Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on December - 17.   

0695  On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword   

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

1195  On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies   

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

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.   

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.