Historical Events In August - 17
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
1787 Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups on this day in history.
1788 Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded on August - 17.
1792 On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38
1795 Slave revolt at Knip plantation, Curacao on this day in history.
1796 English beat Bataafs navy in Saldanha Bay on this day in history.
1804 Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on August - 17.
1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River on this day in history.
1808 Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain on this day in history.
1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history frigate President captures British schooner L'Adeline in North Atlantic
1817 On August - 17 joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)
1819 On August - 17 james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1827 Dutch King Willem I/Pope Leo XII sign concord on this day in history.
1828 George William Warren, composer on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history charles Darwins reaches top of Campana Chile
1834 Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) on this day in history.
1835 On August - 17 solymon Merrick patents wrench
1836 British parliament accept registration of birth/marriage/death on this day in history.
1839 On this day in history hubert Platt Main, composer
1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet
1844 On August - 17 menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)
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 August - 17 jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist on this day in history.
1856 On August - 17 violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
1858 On this day in history 1st bank in Hawaii opens
1859 On this day in history circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
1859 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky
1863 On August - 17 federal batteries &ships bombard Fort Sumter, Charleston
1863 On this day in history federal batteries & ships attacked Fort Sumter in SC
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