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  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 this day in history.   

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

1979  Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation on this day in history.   

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

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

1981  On this day in history hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80   

1983  Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty on May - 17.   

1984  On this day in history mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA   

1985  Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska on May - 17.   

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

1986  On this day in history "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart   

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

1987  USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die on this day in history.   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1989  Longest Cab Ride Ever 14,000 miles cost $16,000! on May - 17.   

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

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

1990  Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI on this day in history.   

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

1990  On this day in history european court rules pension rights for both men & women   

1991  Lupita Jones, 23, of México, crowned 40th Miss Universe on May - 17.   

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

1992  On May - 17 bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89   

1992  George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 on May - 17.   

1993  On this day in history intel unveils their new Pentium processor   

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

1994  Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

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

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.   

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

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on May - 17.   

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

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.