Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

1976  Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed on May - 17.   

1976  On May - 17 28th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Michael Learned win   

1977  On this day in history menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on May - 17.   

1979  On May - 17 -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record)   

1979  Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation on May - 17.   

1980  On May - 17 major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured   

1980  On May - 17 paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live   

1981  On May - 17 hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80   

1983  On this day in history israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty   

1984  On May - 17 mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA   

1985  Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas   

1986  "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart on May - 17.   

1987  On May - 17 "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances   

1987  On this day in history uSS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on May - 17.   

1989  Longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on this day in history.   

1989  Napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart on May - 17.   

1989  On this day in history nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa   

1989  Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million on May - 17.   

1989  Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on this day in history.   

1990  Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI on May - 17.   

1990  On May - 17 dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71   

1990  European court rules pension rights for both men & women on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe   

1991  Tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website on this day in history.   

1992  Bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89 on May - 17.   

1992  On May - 17 george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87   

1993  Intel unveils their new Pentium processor on May - 17.   

1993  On this day in history intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled   

1994  Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election on May - 17.   

1994  On May - 17 alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85   

1995  On this day in history nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72   

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

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  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

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

1551  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

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

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.   

1365  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

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