December 17
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 14 days remaining.
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2 Births: 3 Deaths: 4 Holidays and Observances: 5 Recorded this day 6 See Also: |
Events:
- 283 - St. Gaius becomes Pope
- 1538 - Pope Paul III excommunicates King Henry VIII of England
- 1869 - Suez Canal opens
- 1903 - First powered flight, by the Wright Brothers.
- 1941 - Nazi siege of Sevastopol begins
- 1961 - India seizes Goa from Portugal
- 1969 - U.S. Air Force announces that its UFO investigations have found no evidence of extraterrestrial spacecraft.
- 1969 - SALT I talks begin
- 1970 - My Lai trial begins
- 1970 - Coastal cities events Mass riots in the coastal cities of Poland ended in massacre of shipyard workers in Gdynia
- 1973 - The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.
- 1997 - A chartered Yakolev-42 from Ukraine crashes into the mountains near Katerini, Greece killing 70
- 1998 - Claudia Benton is murdered in her West University, Texas home by Angel Maturino Resendiz. She is his third victim in his third incident.
- 2002
- Peace accord signed in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Births:
- 1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, composer (+ 1827)
- 1778 - Humphry Davy, chemist
- 1796 - Thomas Chandler Haliburton, novelist (+ 1865)
- 1799 - Titian Peale, artist
- 1807 - John Greenleaf Whittier, poet, abolitionist (+ 1892)
- 1830 - Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, Prix Goncourt (+ 1870)
- 1853 - Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor (+ 1917)
- 1872 - Mistinguett, actress, singer (+ 1956)
- 1873 - Ford Madox Ford, writer (+ 1939)
- 1874 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, tenth Prime Minister of Canada (+ 1950)
- 1893 - Erwin Piscator, film director (+ 1966)
- 1894 - Arthur Fiedler, conductor (+ 1979)
- 1894 - Hans Henny Jahnn, dramatist, narrator and essayist (+ 1959)
- 1901 - Lee Strasberg, actor, director, acting teacher (+ 1982)
- 1903 - Erskine Caldwell, author (+ 1987)
- 1906 - Simo Häyhä, most successful sniper in history
- 1906 - Soichiro Honda , automobile pioneer
- 1908 - Willard Frank Libby, physicist and chemist, inventor of radiocarbon dating (+ 1980)
- 1916 - Shelby Foote, historian
- 1925 - Rock Hudson, actor (+ 1985)
- 1929 - William Safire, columnist
- 1930 - Armin Mueller-Stahl, actor
- 1930 - Bob Mathias, athlete
- 1930 - Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse magazine
- 1931 - Constantin Freiheer von Heeremann, president of Germany's National Farmers' Union
- 1938 - Gordon Lightfoot, musician
- 1939 - Eddie Kendricks, musician
- 1941 - Gene Clark, musician
- 1942 - Paul Butterfield, musician (+ 1987)
- 1943 - Ron Geesin, musician.
- 1943 - Lauren Hutton, model, actress
- 1944 - Jack L. Chalker, novelist
- 1944 - Danny DeVito, actor
- 1944 - Lorne Michaels, producer
- 1945 - Elvin Hayes, basketball star
- 1947 - Wes Studi, actor
- 1975 - Milla
Jovovich, acress, model
Deaths:
- 1273 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and sufi mystic
- 1830 - Simón Bolívar, Latin American politician and activist
- 1907 - William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, physicist
- 1909 - King Leopold II of Belgium
- 1957 - Dorothy L. Sayers, writer
- 1987 - Irving Allen, producer
- 1987 - Marguerite Yourcenar, novelist
- 1992 - Dana Andrews, actor
- 1998 - Claudia Benton, child psychologist
- 1999
- Grover Washington Jr, musician
Holidays and Observances:
- Roman
Empire - Saturnalia
in honor of Saturn
Recorded this day
- 1891 – "Emmet's Lullaby" by Thomas Clark (cornet solo)
- 1891 - "William Tell Overture" by Gilmore's Band
- 1902 - "In The Good Old Summertime" by S. H. Dudley & Harry Macdonough with Sousa's Band
- 1912 - "None Shall Part Us" by Peter Dawson & Eleanor Jones-Hudson
- 1912 - "The Swing Song" by Peter Dawson & Eleanor Jones-Hudson
- 1912 - "Little Grey Home In The West" by Peter Dawson
- 1912 - "Sir Dare" by Peter Dawson
- 1912 - "Trot Here And There" by Peter Dawson & Eleanor Jones-Hudson
- 1913 - " 'Cross The Great Divide" by Henry Burr & Andrea Sarto
- 1917 - "Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight" by Henry Burr
- 1917 - "Sand Dunes" by Earl Fuller Orchestra
- 1924 - "Mandy Make Up Your Mind" by Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams & his Blue Five
- 1924 - "I'm A Little Blackbird Looking For A Bluebird" by Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams& his Blue Five
- 1924 - "Rose Marie" by John McCormack
- 1924 - "All Alone" by John McCormack
- 1925 - "Thanks For The Buggy Ride" by Waring's Pennsylvanians
- 1925 - "I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra
- 1926 - "Holy Child" by John McCormack
- 1926 - "Baby Face" by Jack Lumsdaine accompanied by his own piano
- 1926 - " 'Deed I Do" by Johnny Marvin
- 1928 - "Love Me Or Leave Me" by Ruth Etting
- 1928 - "I'm Bringing A Red, Red, Rose" by Ruth Etting
- 1929 - "Dr Blues" by Luis Russell & his Orchestra
- 1930 - "Sleepy Head" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players
- 1930 - "In An Old Churchyard" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players
- 1930 - "There's A Stranger In Heaven Tonight" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players
- 1930 - "Silver-Toned Chimes Of The Angelus" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players
- 1931 - "I Apologise" with Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Yodle-Odle" by Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Today I Feel So Happy" by Pat O'Malley w. chorus with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Put Your Little Arms Around Me" by Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1931 - "Consolation" by Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
- 1932 - "Mister Depression (Will Soon Be Dead And Gone)" by Alec Regan with orchestra conducted by Gil Dech
- 1932 - "Looking On The Bright Side" by Alec Regan with orchestra conducted by Gil Dech
- 1934 - "I'm On A Seesaw" piano solo by Vivian Ellis
- 1934 - "Rain" by vocal trio with Jimmie Lunceford & his orchestra
- 1934 - "Tea For Two" by The Comedy Harmonists with piano Emil Gerhardt
- 1934 - "Whispering" by The Comedy Harmonists with piano by Emil Gerhardt
- 1934 - "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" by The King's Men with Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra
- 1934 - "Jealous" by Henry Wells with Jimmie Lunceford & his orchestra
- 1935 - "Celebratin' " by Alan Breeze with Billy Cotton & his Band
- 1936 - "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" by Cliff Edwards with Andy Iona
- 1937 - "Caravan" by The Mills Brothers
- 1937 - "Come Back To Erin" by Phil Regan
- 1937 - "The Dipsy Doodle" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & his orchestra
- 1937 - "A Foggy Day" by Cyril Grantham with Geraldo & his Orchestra
- 1938 - "Deep Purple" by Dick Todd with orchestra conducted by Leonard Joy
- 1939 - "Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt" by George Formby
- 1939 - "Imagine Me In The Maginot Line" by George Formby
- 1939 - "Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner Now" by George Formby
- 1939 - "Lancashire Romeo" by George Formby
- 1940 - "I'm Out Of Style" by Ginny Simms
- 1940 - "Corn Silk" by Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
- 1941 - "Un Peu D'Amour" by Richard Tauber with orchestra conducted by Henry Geehl
- 1941 - "Remember Pearl Harbour" by The Glee Club with Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye
- 1941 - "Dear Mom" by Allan Foster with Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye
- 1941 - "Where Or When" by Lena Horne with orchestra conducted by Lou Bring
- 1943 - "The Way You Look Tonight" by The Dinning Sisters
- 1943 - "Where Or When" by The Dinning Sisters
- 1943 - "Once In A While" by The Dinning Sisters
- 1944 - "Let The Rest Of The World Go By" by Dick Haymes with orchestra conducted by Victor Young
- 1945 - "East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon" by Ted Heath & his Music
- 1945 - "Not So Quiet, Please" by Ted Heath & his Music
- 1946 - "Five Minutes More" by Jimmy Miller & The Quads with The Squadronaires directed by Jimmy Miller
- 1946 - "Sweet Lorraine" Frank Sinatra with The Metronome All Stars
- 1946 - "Rosa of Santa Rosa" by Bing Crosby & The Chickadees with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats
- 1946 - "That's How Much I Love You" by Bing Crosby & The Chickadees with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats
- 1946 - "Stay Out Of My Dreams" by Jimmy Miller & The Quads with The Squadronaires directed by Jimmy Miller
- 1946 - "This Is Always" by Sally Wood with The Squadronaires directed by Jimmy Miller
- 1947 - "Beg Your Pardon" by The Dinning Sisters
- 1947 - "Spring In December" by Gordon MacRae with orchestra conducted by Carlyle Hall
- 1947 - "I'll See You Again" by Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra conducted by Robert Armbruster
- 1947 - "A Hundred And Sixty Acres" by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his orchestra
- 1947 - "Trouble In Mind" by Jo Stafford with orchestra conducted by Paul Weston
- 1947 - "Clabberin' Up For Rain" by Jo Stafford & The Starlighters with Paul Weston's Mountain Boys
- 1947 - "Suspicion" by Jo Stafford with Paul Weston's Mountain Boys
- 1947 - "I Remember Mama" by Fran Warren with Claude Thornhill & his orchestra
- 1947 - "Jungle Rhumba" vocal by the Ensemble with Xavier Cugat & his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
- 1947 - "At The Flying "W" " by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his orchestra
- 1947 - "It's Monday Every Day" by Jo Stafford
- 1948 - "No Orchids For My Lady" by Billy Eckstine & The Quartones with orchestra conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
- 1948 - "Caravan" by Billy Eckstine & The Quartones with orchestra conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
- 1948 - "I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover" by Johnny Wade with George Trevare & his Southern Cross Seven
- 1948 - "Blue Room" by Perry Como with orchestra conducted by Henri René
- 1948 - "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" by Dean Martin
- 1948 - "Bewildered" by Billy Eckstine & The Quartones with orchestra conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
- 1951 - "Would You Dance With A Stranger?" by Peggy Lee with Sid Feller and His Orchestra
- 1951 - "Shame On You" by Peggy Lee with Sid Feller and His Orchestra
- 1951 - "I Love The Way You're Breaking My Heart" by Peggy Lee with Sid Feller and His Orchestra
- 1958 - "Learning The Game" by Buddy Holly with orchestra conducted by Jack Hansen
- 1958 - "Am I That Easy To Forget?" by Carl Belew
- 1970 - "Where Do I Begin (Love Story)" by Andy Williams with orchestra conducted by Richard Hazard
- 1973 - "Waterloo" by Abba
- 1979 - "I've Been There!" by Frank Sinatra & chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
- 1979 - "Song Without Words" by Frank Sinatra & chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
- 1979
- "The Future" by Frank
Sinatra & chorus with Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
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