Page 5: Historical Events In February - 17

1915  Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded on February - 17.   

1915  On this day in history homer Keller, composer   

1916  On this day in history romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in NYC   

1916  On February - 17 don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper)   

1917  On this day in history edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70   

1918  On this day in history wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies   

1921  On this day in history arthur Honegger's "Pastorale D'ete," premieres   

1923  Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals) on this day in history.   

1924  On February - 17 the birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.   

1924  On February - 17 johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)   

1924  Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 on February - 17.   

1926  On this day in history avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die   

1929  The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner on February - 17.   

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on February - 17.   

1930  On February - 17 french govt of Tardieu, falls   

1931  On this day in history 1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball)   

1932  On February - 17 irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1933  On February - 17 uS Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition   

1933  1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published on February - 17.   

1933  On this day in history henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84   

1934  On February - 17 the birth of Alan Bates, English actor   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Barry Humphries, Australian actor   

1934  1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn) on February - 17.   

1934  Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 on February - 17.   

1936  "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts on February - 17.   

1936  On February - 17 erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74   

1938  1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London) on February - 17.   

1939  Katwijk soccer team forms on this day in history.   

1940  Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia on February - 17.   

1941  On this day in history joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1943  -19] Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22   

1944  On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)