Historical Events In May - 17

1957  Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54 on May - 17.   

1958  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria on this day in history.   

1960  The first atomic reactor system to be patented, JW Flora, Canoga Park CA on May - 17.   

1961  On this day in history castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers   

1961  Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1962  Marin County withdraws from BART district on this day in history.   

1963  US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1964  Otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 on May - 17.   

1967  Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as the film "Don't Look Back" on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 17 john Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65   

1968  On this day in history european Space Research Organization launches first satellite   

1968  On May - 17 uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site   

1969  On May - 17 russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus   

1969  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on May - 17.   

1970  On May - 17 hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits   

1970  Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra on May - 17.   

1970  On this day in history nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61   

1971  Washington State bans sex discrimination on this day in history.   

1972  Netherlands & China People's Republic exchange ambassadors on May - 17.   

1972  On this day in history tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London   

1973  On May - 17 senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings   

1973  On this day in history stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Life"   

1973  On this day in history the Senate Select Committee hearings on Watergate open   

1973  On this day in history uS performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle CO   

1973  On this day in history alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91   

1974  On this day in history bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels   

1974  Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1975  On May - 17 "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79   

1975  On May - 17 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love"   

1975  On this day in history mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches   

1975  On this day in history nBC paid $5 million for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time   

1976  28th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win on this day in history.   

1976  On May - 17 earthquake in Uzbekistan 1000's killed   

1976  On May - 17 in Uzbek SSR a 7.1 quake killed 6 and 10,000 homeless in Gazli area. Damage reported in parts of Uzbek, Tadzhik, and Turkham SSR   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  On this day in history birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

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

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.   

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

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

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 May - 17.   

1395  On this day in history death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  On this day in history alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.