History for May 17 - On-This-Day.com
Edward Jenner 1749, Joseph Norman Lockyer 1836, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 1900
Dennis Hopper 1936 - Actor, Bill Paxton 1955 - Actor, Enya 1961 - Musician
1756 - Britain declared war on France, beginning the French and Indian War.
1792 - The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers.
1814 - Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden. Norway's constitution, which provided a limited monarchy, was signed.
1875 - The first Kentucky Derby was run at Louisville, KY.
1940 - Germany occupied Brussels, Belgium and began the invasion of France.
1985 - Bobby Ewing died on the season finale of "Dallas" on CBS-TV. He returned the following season.
1990 - Kelsey Grammer was sentenced to 30 days in jail for DWI.
1996 - U.S. President Clinton signed a measure requiring neighborhood notification when sex offenders move in. Megan's Law was named for 7-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed in 1994.
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