On this day: 17 May

Selected events and births on 17 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1590 – Anne of Denmark was crowned the queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. Read more: Anne of Denmark List of Scottish royal consorts Entry and coronation of Anne of Denmark
• 1865 – The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes and regulates international radio and telecommunications, was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris. Read more: International Telecommunication Union Radio Telecommunications
• 1890 – The opera Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, premieres at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, beginning the verismo period in Italian opera. Read more: Cavalleria rusticana Pietro Mascagni Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
• 1900 – The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed. Read more: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum
• 1902 – The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera. Read more: Antikythera mechanism Gear Antikythera wreck
• 1914 – Under the Protocol of Corfu, the Principality of Albania officially recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous self-governing region. Read more: Protocol of Corfu Principality of Albania Northern Epirus
• 1947 – After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No. 5, Coco Chanel received a share of wartime profits from its sale, making her one of the richest women in the world. Read more: Chanel No. 5 Coco Chanel
• 1954 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and therefore unconstitutional. Read more: Supreme Court of the United States Brown v. Board of Education Racial segregation in the United States

Born on this day

• 1932 – Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia Read more: Rodric Braithwaite List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia
• 1934 – Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Computer Read more: Ronald Wayne Apple Inc.
• 1937 – Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy Read more: Hazel R. O'Leary United States Secretary of Energy
• 1940 – Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Read more: Reynato Puno Chief Justice of the Philippines
• 1941 – Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska Read more: Ben Nelson List of governors of Nebraska
• 1950 – Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Read more: Alan Johnson Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1960 – Simon Fuller, English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series Read more: Simon Fuller Idol (franchise)
• 1962 – Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva Read more: Rosalind Picard Affectiva
• 1967 – Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives Read more: Mohamed Nasheed President of the Maldives
• 1991 – Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player Read more: Johanna Konta
• 1991 – Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer Read more: Adil Omar
• 1994 – Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriter Read more: Julie Anne San Jose

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