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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! Chase's Calendar of Events is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on special events, worldwide holidays and festivals, civic observances, historic anniversaries, famous birthdays and much more.
May 17, 2012
Ascension Day
World Hypertension Day. See www.worldhypertensionleague.org
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (UN)
Norway: Constitution Day
Birth anniversary of physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823).
Birth anniversary of baseball great James “Cool Papa” Bell (1903-1991).
1792: first meeting of the New York Stock Exchange.
1875: the first Kentucky Derby. Aristides won in 2:37.25.
1954: anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision.
2004: anniversary of the first
Happy Birthday! Craig Ferguson, Mia Hamm, Christian Lacroix, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tony Parker, Bill Paxton, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nikki Reed, Trent Reznor, Bob Saget, Debra Winger
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Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events
Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events
Susan Cameron
Catherine Hua Xiang
