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Historical Events In August - 17

Friday, 29 March 2024

1865  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1866  Bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1869  The first international boat race (Thames River) (Oxford beats Harvard) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1869  1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard) on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  On this day in history mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  On August - 17 the first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  Western Australia is granted representative government on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  On this day in history 1st ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  On this day in history opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  On this day in history eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1877  On this day in history asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1878  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1878  Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1879  On this day in history ferdinand de Lesseps forms French Panama Canal Company  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  On this day in history leo Ascher, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1882  Samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM) on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1883  On this day in history the first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1885  On August - 17 clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1888  Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1888  On this day in history james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1889  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  Harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law) on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1891  On August - 17 1st public bathhouse with showers opens in NYC (People's Bath)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  On August - 17 the birth of Mae West, American actress  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  On August - 17 russian/French generals Obruchev/Boisdeffre signs Duple Alliance  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1893  Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29] on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  Phils get 36 hits, Sam Thompson hits for cycle beating Louisville 29-4 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden) on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  Gold is discovered on Klondike River on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 17

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1578  On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 17

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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