Page 9: Historical Events In May - 17

1976  On this day in history earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed   

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

1977  Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel on this day in history.   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on this day in history.   

1979  -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record) on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation   

1980  Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured on May - 17.   

1980  Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live on this day in history.   

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

1983  On May - 17 israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty   

1984  Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1987  On this day in history gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88   

1989  On this day in history longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000!   

1989  On this day in history napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart   

1989  On May - 17 nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa   

1989  On this day in history vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr Gachet" auctioned for $825 million   

1989  On May - 17 longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000!   

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

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,831.71   

1990  European court rules pension rights for both men & women on May - 17.   

1991  Lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 17 tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the first website   

1992  On this day in history bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89   

1992  On this day in history george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87   

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

1993  On May - 17 intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled   

1994  On May - 17 bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election   

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

1995  Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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 May - 17.   

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  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

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 May - 17.   

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

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

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

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