Historical Events In December - 17

1965  On this day in history largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages ($0.50)   

1965  On this day in history tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76   

1966  On this day in history gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68   

1967  On this day in history harold Holt, Australian premier (1966-67), drowns at 59   

1969  50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history uSAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings   

1969  On December - 17 arturo da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at 67   

1970  The Beach Boys played to royalty at Royal Albert Hall in London. Princess Margaret was in attendance and shook the royal jewelry to such classics as Good Vibrations, I Get Around and Help Me, Rhonda on December - 17.   

1971  On December - 17 cease-fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir   

1971  On December - 17 radio Bangladesh begins transmitting   

1972  New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India and Pakistan on December - 17.   

1972  Erwin Dressel, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at 101   

1975  On this day in history lynette Fromme was sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life   

1975  On this day in history frank Sully, actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67   

1978  On December - 17 referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda   

1979  Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) on December - 17.   

1979  On this day in history driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake,California.   

1981  Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier on December - 17.   

1982  On this day in history leonid B Kogan, Russian violist, dies at 58   

1983  On December - 17 erik Christensen, NHL player   

1985  On December - 17 otto Gotsche, writer, dies   

1986  Richard Kuklinski, a suspect in several murders, is arrested by undercover agents at a truck stop off the New Jersey Turnpike, marking the culmination of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' "Operation Iceman." on December - 17.   

1986  Wayne Danke Schoen Newton won a $19.2 million judgment against NBC News, which had aired reports linking Newton to mob figures on December - 17.   

1986  Ron Kass, record co pres (MGM), dies at 52 of cancer on this day in history.   

1987  Bernard Cardinal Alfrink, archbishop of Utrecht Neth, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1988  USS Tennessee, first sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned on this day in history.   

1990  Don Draper, actor (Pepper Agent 00X), dies of AIDS at 61 on December - 17.   

1991  On this day in history soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode   

1991  On December - 17 john Blatnik, (Rep-Minnesota, 1947-75), dies at 80   

1992  Dana Andrews, US actor (Laura), dies of pneumonia at 83 on this day in history.   

1993  Janet Margolin, US actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer on this day in history.   

1994  North Korea shoots down a US Army helicopter when it strays north of the demilitarized zone.dec18 on this day in history.   

1994  On December - 17 jan Wiegel, director/producer (Uninhabitable Country), dies at 64   

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1239  Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256) was born on December - 17.   

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 December - 17.   

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

1619  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician   

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 December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer   

0535  On December - 17 death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)   

0695  On December - 17 begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]   

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  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on December - 17.   

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.   

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.   

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