Page 5: Historical Events In May - 17

1896  Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer on May - 17.   

1898  Camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503] on May - 17.   

1899  On May - 17 victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England   

1899  Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) on this day in history.   

1900  British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony) on May - 17.   

1900  Mafeking in South Africa relieved on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 17 nicolai Berezowsky, composer   

1901  Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.   

1902  On May - 17 john Vincent, composer   

1903  On May - 17 cleve Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio   

1903  Douglas Packard, British Lt General on May - 17.   

1904  Maurice Ravel's "Shéhérazade," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball   

1905  John Patrick, screenwriter on May - 17.   

1906  On May - 17 switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic   

1906  On May - 17 eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft)   

1907  On May - 17 charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power   

1908  Sigismund Toduta, composer on May - 17.   

1909  On this day in history white firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks   

1909  On this day in history edward Playfair, British senior civil servant   

1910  On this day in history canada sets the designs for its 1 cent to fifty cent coins.   

1910  Canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins on this day in history.   

1911  The birth of Maureen O'Sullivan, American film actress on May - 17.   

1911  On May - 17 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51   

1911  On May - 17 knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative   

1912  Archibald Cox, special prosecutor (Watergate) on May - 17.   

1913  On May - 17 alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn)   

1914  On this day in history guido Masanetz, composer   

1914  On May - 17 peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79   

1915  On this day in history last liberal British Government of Asquith falls   

1915  On this day in history national Baptist Convention chartered   

1915  40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58 on this day in history.   

1915  On May - 17 joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on this day in history.   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on May - 17.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on May - 17.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)