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  Homer Keller, composer on February - 17.   

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

1916  Don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper) on February - 17.   

1917  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on February - 17.   

1921  On February - 17 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  The birth of Margaret Truman, American writer on February - 17.   

1924  Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds) on this day in history.   

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

1926  Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die on this day in history.   

1929  The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader and Nobel Prize winner on this day in history.   

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

1930  French govt of Tardieu, falls on February - 17.   

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

1932  Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in NYC on February - 17.   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history uS Senate accepts Blaine Act, ending prohibition   

1933  1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)   

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

1936  On this day in history "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts   

1936  On this day in history erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74   

1938  1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London) on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history katwijk soccer team forms   

1940  On this day in history bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia   

1941  On February - 17 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 February - 17 battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22   

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on February - 17.   

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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  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

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

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.