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  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on this day in history.  

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  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1630  On this day in history birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)  

1179  On this day in history hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81  

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on this day in history.  

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

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on this day in history.  

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