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Page 3: Historical Events In August - 17

Friday, 04 July 2025

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

1866  On August - 17 bathe & Prussia signs peace treaty  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1869  The first international boat race (Thames River) (Oxford beats Harvard) on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1869  1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1870  The first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  On August - 17 western Australia is granted representative government  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1870  Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1876  Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1878  On August - 17 reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1879  Ferdinand de Lesseps forms French Panama Canal Company on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  On August - 17 leo Ascher, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  On this day in history ole Bull, composer, dies at 70  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1883  The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1887  On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1888  Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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

1891  On this day in history 1st public bathhouse with showers opens in NYC (People's Bath)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  The birth of Mae West, American actress on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  Russian/French generals Obruchev/Boisdeffre signs Duple Alliance on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  Phils get 36 hits, Sam Thompson hits for cycle beating Louisville 29-4 on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  On August - 17 gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  On August - 17 gold is discovered on Klondike River  Click To Send On Messenger 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  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger 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 August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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