Births on December 17

Erskine Caldwell

Born on December 17, 1903

Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1987)

Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States, in novels such as Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933) won him critical acclaim.

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Events on 1903

11 Feb

Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
23 Feb

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
1 Oct

Boston Americans
Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
13 Oct

Pittsburgh Pirates
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
17 Dec

Wright Flyer
The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Births on December 17

Erskine Caldwell

Born on December 17, 1903

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Events on 1903

Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Boston Americans

Pittsburgh Pirates

Wright Flyer