Events & Holidays In September - 17

Citizenship Day (United States of America)

Heroes' Day (Angola)

National Stepfamily Day (United States of America)

1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.  

1271  On this day in history birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)  

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1552  On this day in history birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)  

1580  On this day in history birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange  

1605  On this day in history birth of francesco Sacrati, composer  

1619  On this day in history birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader  

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1312  On this day in history ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26  

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1563  On this day in history death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier  

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on this day in history.  

1575  On this day in history death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)  

1604  On this day in history lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69