Historical Events for 17th May 2023

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1590 - Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland
1648 - Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria
1744 - French army takes Austrian Netherlands
1903 - Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio
1944 - Chinese and US armed forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma
1969 - Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus
1974 - Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) explode four bombs in Republic of Ireland, killing 33 civilians, wounding 300 (highest number of casualties in a single incident during "The Troubles")
1990 - European court rules on pension rights for men and women
2005 - Singer Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer at 36
2015 - Canada defeats Russia to win gold at the 2015 IIHF World Championship

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