This day in History - February 17

447 Historic Events for February 17
1934 Birth Alan Bates, Allestree Engld, actor (Zorba the Greek, Unmarried Woman)
1934 Event 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Penn)
1934 Birth Buddy Ryan, NFL coach (Phila Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals)
1934 Birth Barry Humphries, Australia TV host (Dame Edna Everage)
1934 Death Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58
1935 Birth Johnny Bush, country singer
1936 Birth Barry Jarman, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper in 60's)
1936 Birth Jim Brown, Ga, NFL full back (Cleveland Browns)/actor (Dirty Dozen)
1936 Birth Peter Walker, cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan did little for Eng 1960)
1936 Death Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74
1936 Event "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts
1936 Event -58øF (-50øC), McIntosh, South Dakota (state record)
1936 Event SN Behrmann's "End of Summer," premieres in NYC
1937 Birth Mickey McGill, US vocalist (Dells-Love is Blue)
1938 Event 1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV (London)
1938 Birth Mary Frances Berry, educator/head (US Commission on Civil Rights)
1939 Birth Mary Ann Mobley, Biloxi Ms, Miss America-1959/actr (Diff'rent Strokes)
1939 Event Katwijk soccer team forms
1940 Event British destroyers board German Altmark off Norway
1940 Birth Dennis Gamsy, cricketer (S African bat in 2 Tests v Australia 1970)
1940 Event Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for SA v West Australia
1941 Birth Heidi Biebi, German Fed Rep, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1960)
1941 Birth Gene Pitney, Hartford Ct, vocalist/songwriter (Town Without Pity)
1941 Event Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1942 Birth Huey Newton, Black Panther leader