The queen agreed on December 17, a warrant was signed on January 27, and the Exchequer paid Quiney his expenses on February 27, 1598/9.

Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz ( December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910 ), son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer.

First assisted take-off flight by the Wright Brothers, December 17, 1903

While there are many competing claims for the earliest powered, heavier-than-air flight, the most widely-accepted date is December 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers.

On December 21, 2008, Atlanta beat the Minnesota Vikings 24 – 17 to clinch a wild card spot, earning a trip to the playoffs for the first time since 2004.

He led tours of its interior through December 17, 2010.

On December 17, however, Bradley observed that the star was moving southwards, a motion further shown by observations on the 20th.

With the information contained in Chanute's book, the personal assistance of Chanute himself, and research carried out in their own wind tunnel, the Wright brothers gained enough knowledge of aerodynamics to fly the first powered aircraft on December 17, 1903.

Digicel was finally granted a licence on 17 December 2007 and plans to start operations in the BVI sometime in 2008.

This, combined with bad timing and perceived inexperience led to the failure of the Budget and consequently the fall of the government on 17 December 1852.

#** Prince Louis Napoléon Murat ( Paris, December 22, 1851-Paris, September 22, 1912 ), married in Odessa, 23 November, 1873 Eudoxia Mikhailovna Somova ( Kharkov, February 17, 1850-Nice, May 6, 1924 ), related to Orest Somov, and had issue now extinct in male line ( great-grandfather of actor René Auberjonois )

Chaplin starred in the West End production at the Duke of York's Theatre from 17 October to 2 December 1905.

In December 2004, the EU leaders announced that accession negotiations with Croatia would start on March 17, 2005 provided that Croatian government cooperates fully with the ICTY.

* Gaetano Bisleti ( 5 November 1916 – 17 December 1928 )

* Camillo Laurenti ( 17 December 1928 – 16 December 1935 )

Unable, however, to resist the urging of Charles V, the pope, after proposing Mantua as the place of meeting, convened the council at Trent ( at that time a free city of the Holy Roman Empire under a prince-bishop ), on December 13, 1545 ; the Pope's decision to transfer it to Bologna in March, 1547 on the pretext of avoiding a plague failed to take effect and the Council was indefinitely prorogued on 17 September 1549.

Cleveland then won a playoff game 8-3 against the New York Giants on December 17 behind a pair of Groza field goals, turning the tables on a team that handed the Browns both of their regular-season losses.

The Wright brothers made their first successful test flights on December 17, 1903 and were distinguished by their ability to control their flights for substantial periods ( more so than the ability to produce lift from an airfoil, which was known ).

Under the Global and All-Inclusive Agreement, signed on 17 December 2002, in Pretoria, there was to be one President and four Vice-Presidents, one from the government, one from the Rally for Congolese Democracy, one from the MLC, and one from civil society.

The 1969 edition of the Guinness Book lists Lawrence Hill ( age 22 ) of Bolton as having consumed a 2. 5 pint yard of ale in 6. 5 seconds on December 17, 1964.

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On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County.

From January 8, 1836 to December 13, 1837, the Municipality and County of Mina consisted of parts of present day Mason, Kimble, Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales, Fayette, Washington, and Lavaca counties.

The new school, estimated to be completed in December 2012, will be built adjacent to the district's middle school and high school in Gillespie, Illinois.

On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County.

John Gillespie Magee, Jr. ( 9 June 1922 – 11 December 1941 ) was an American aviator and poet who died as a result of a mid-air collision over Lincolnshire during World War II.

In April 1874, Ferris returned to his home state and on December 23 in Fulton he married Helen Frances Gillespie ( born September 7, 1853 ).

Astor was originally engaged to Eileen S. S. Gillespie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Gillespie of New York City and Newport, Rhode Island in December 1933.

Major-General Martindell, who had assumed command of Gillespie ’ s forces, took possession of Nahan on 24 December and immediately set about preparations for the attack on Ranajor Singh ’ s positions.

On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County.

Beale and a small body of men under Lt. Archibald Gillespie joined General Stephen W. Kearny's column just before the Battle of San Pasqual on December 6, 1846.

George Gillespie ( 21 January 1613 – 17 December 1648 ) was a Scottish theologian.

Gillespie was elected moderator of the Assembly in 1648, but the duties of that office ( the court continued to sit from the 12 July to the 12 August ) told on his health ; he fell into consumption, and died at Kirkcaldy on the 17 December 1648.

Art Davis ( December 5, 1934 – July 29, 2007 ) was a double-bassist, known for his work with various seminal jazz musicians including Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach.

* Mark Gillespie ( born 14 December 1966 )

Sinn Féin won 73 out of 105 seats in Ireland at the general election held in December 1918, and in January 1919 organised themselves as the First Dáil, which then declared an independent Irish Republic.

Costa Rican colones (₡) per US $ 1 – 512. 11 ( September 4, 2010 ), US $ 1 – 559. 51 ( October 24, 2008 ), per US $ 1 – 500. 10 ( December 2007 ), 516. 78 ( November 2007 ), 506. 11 ( April 2006 ), 479. 57 ( July 2005 ), 299. 63 ( February 2000 ), 285. 68 ( 1999 ), 257. 23 ( 1998 ), 232. 60 ( 1997 ), 207. 69 ( 1996 ) and 179. 73 ( 1995 )

In December 1918, republicans ( then represented by the Sinn Féin party ) won 73 Irish seats out of 105 in the 1918 General Election to the British Parliament, on a policy of abstentionism and Irish independence.

" pages 404 – 424 from The American Historical Review, Volume 73, Issue # 2, December 1967.

2001 December ; 2 ( 12 ): 1963 – 73.

The show opened off-Broadway at the Playwrights Horizons on December 18, 1990, and closed on February 16, 1991 after 73 performances.

* December 8 – The Chicago Bears, in what will become the most one-sided victory in National Football League history, defeat the Washington Redskins 73 – 0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.

" Journal of American History 73 ( December 1986 ): 669-94. in JSTOR

In the December 1918 general election, a large majority of Irish seats in the Westminster parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were won by Sinn Féin, with 73 of 105 constituencies returning Sinn Féin members.

Unsatisfied aspirations, particularly among young blacks, led to a brief civil disturbance in December 1977, following the execution of two men found guilty of the 1972 – 73 assassinations of Governor Sir Richard Sharples and four others.

2, # 73 – 75 ( December 1995 – March 1996 )

A new management team headed by Floyd D. Hall took over the operation on 16 December 1963, and Rickenbacker left his position as Director and Chairman of the Board on December 31, 1963, aged 73.

The average year has 73 days with a high over 90 °, with the highest temperature on record being 114 ° on July 17, 1925, and 18 days when the low drops below 32 °, with the coldest one day record being December 11, 1932, at 17 °.

In December 2005, it was announced that 73 percent of the 488 lot owners had voted to hire a lawyer to pursue the sale.

* December 19-Jimmy Rogers, blues musician, 73

* On 10 December 1935, a Savoia-Marchetti S. 73 ( registered OO-AGN ) crashed at Tatsfield, Surrey, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven lives.

By December 1970 Burke formed eight of his children, including Kyrell " Connie " Burke Groves ; Eleanor A. Burke, who was named after his grandmother who raised him ; Melanie Burke ( born March 1960 ); Gemini Curtis Burke ( born June 3, 1961 ), Solomon Vincent Burke, Jr. ( born 15 October 1961 ); Carolyn Burke ; and John Fitzgerald Kennedy " JFK " Burke into a " kiddie-soul " group, the Sons and Daughters of Solomon, whose entire output consisted of " Think of the Children " ( later known as " Save the Children ") ( K14354 ), recorded on December 10, 1971 ; " Don't Leave Me Now " ( K14233 ) and " A Piece of Clay " ( K14354 ), recorded on 21 December 1970 ; MGM single, " Everybody's Got Fingers " ( written by Solomon Burke, and Melanie Burke and JFK Burke ), recorded on January 16, 1971 ; b / w " Don't Leave Me Now " ( MGM K14233 ), a single " Save the Children " ( 1972 ), and a 1973 album " Kid Power " ( PRD0010, MGS 2994 ), the soundtrack to Kid Power, a cartoon adaptation of Morrie Turner's Wee Pals comic strip that was part of ABC Television's Saturday morning lineup during the 1972 – 73 season, on MGM's Lion subsidiary.

The wettest months are June and December, with 74 and 73. 3 mm, the driest month is February with 49. 1 millimetres.

Air Enthusiast, No. 78, November / December 1998, pp. 73 – 77.

He died on 12 December 1751, aged 73, his second wife having predeceased him by one year.

After a disabling stroke on December 19, 1961, at the age of 73, Kennedy lost all power of speech, but remained mentally intact.

He and Chiang never reconciled and he lived in semi-retirement until he died of cerebral thrombosis on 1 December 1966 at the age of 73. Grave of Bai Chongxi.