Historical Events In August - 17

1896  George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon on this day in history.  

1896  Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) on August - 17.  

1896  Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history w B Purvis patents electric railway switch  

1898  On this day in history gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian  

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on August - 17.  

1900  Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) on August - 17.  

1901  On August - 17 edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61  

1903  Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U & begins Pulitzer Prizes on this day in history.  

1903  On August - 17 abram Chasins, composer  

1904  On August - 17 boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0  

1905  Dutch govt of De Master begins on this day in history.  

1905  John Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67) on August - 17.  

1906  Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer on August - 17.  

1907  Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union on this day in history.  

1907  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer on August - 17.  

1908  On this day in history bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery  

1908  On this day in history b Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC  

1908  On this day in history kurt Hessenberg, composer  

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1910  Eric Aaltonen, composer on August - 17.  

1911  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince on August - 17.  

1912  On August - 17 edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop  

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant on this day in history.  

1914  On August - 17 the Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.  

1914  French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins on this day in history.  

1914  On August - 17 franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)  

1914  On August - 17 james Grierson, British general  

1915  On August - 17 mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Ga after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life  

1915  SS Glenby, this Ropner ship was sunk by gunfire from a U boat St. George's Channel. The Germans then machine gunned the survivors in the life boats, killing two and seriously wounding two others on this day in history.  

1915  German troops over run Kovno Lithuiana on this day in history.  

1915  On August - 17 leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia  

1916  Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia on August - 17.  

1916  On this day in history eleanor Steber, opera singer  

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.  

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.  

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.  

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.