Historical Events In August - 17

1787  Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups on August - 17.   

1788  Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded on this day in history.   

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on August - 17.   

1795  Slave revolt at Knip plantation, Curacao on August - 17.   

1796  English beat Bataafs navy in Saldanha Bay on this day in history.   

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.   

1807  Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River on August - 17.   

1808  On August - 17 napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain   

1811  On August - 17 johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)   

1812  On this day in history frigate President captures British schooner L'Adeline in North Atlantic   

1817  Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) on August - 17.   

1819  James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 on August - 17.   

1827  Dutch King Willem I/Pope Leo XII sign concord on this day in history.   

1828  On August - 17 george William Warren, composer   

1834  On August - 17 charles Darwins reaches top of Campana Chile   

1834  On August - 17 peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)   

1835  On this day in history solymon Merrick patents wrench   

1836  On this day in history british parliament accept registration of birth/marriage/death   

1839  Hubert Platt Main, composer on August - 17.   

1840  On August - 17 wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

1841  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet   

1844  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) on this day in history.   

1846  US takes Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history uS fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California   

1850  Jose de San Martin, liberator of Chile, dies on August - 17.   

1850  On this day in history jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies   

1851  On August - 17 henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

1856  Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history 1st bank in Hawaii opens   

1859  Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope on August - 17.   

1859  1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind on August - 17.   

1862  On this day in history confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky   

1863  Federal batteries &ships bombard Fort Sumter, Charleston on this day in history.   

1863  Federal batteries & ships attacked Fort Sumter in SC on August - 17.   

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.   

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.   

0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48