Page 4: Historical Events In August - 17

1896  George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon.   

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

1896  Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident.   

1897  W B Purvis patents electric railway switch.   

1898  Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian.   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

1900  Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)   

1901  Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61.   

1903  Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U and begins Pulitzer Prizes.   

1903  Abram Chasins, composer   

1904  Boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0.   

1905  Dutch govt of De Master begins   

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

1906  Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer   

1907  Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union.   

1907  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer.   

1908  Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay and Montgomery   

1908  B Tarkington and HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC   

1908  Kurt Hessenberg, composer   

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78.   

1910  Eric Aaltonen, composer.   

1911  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince.   

1912  Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop   

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant   

1914  The Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.   

1914  French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins.   

1914  Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)   

1914  James Grierson, British general   

1915  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.   

1915  German troops over run Kovno Lithuiana   

1915  Leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia   

1916  Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

1916  Eleanor Steber, opera singer.   

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1473  Richard: Duke of york (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco albani: Italian painter   

1586  Johann v andreae: German vicar/writer (christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de fermat: Mathematician who needed wider margins [or aug 20]   

1629  King john iii of poland: King john iii of poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola antonio porpora: Composer   

1720  Charles d j eisen: French engraver/painter (contes de la fontaine)   

1753  Josef dobrovský: Czech linguist   

0754  Death of Karloman: Abbot of monte cassino,   

1153  Death of Eustace iv of boulogne: Son of stephen of england (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor go-fukakusa of japan: Emperor go-fukakusa of japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von cusa: German theologist/mathematician/philosopher,   

1510  Death of Edmund dudley: English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Pietersz: Book publisher (kersten knight   

1553  Death of Charles iii: Duke of savoy,   

1635  Death of Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna,