Historical Events In July - 17

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" first published on this day in history.  

1841  On July - 17 british humor magazine "Punch" 1st published  

1850  On this day in history harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega)  

1850  On this day in history harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)  

1851  Beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1853  On July - 17 francesco Fanciulli, composer  

1856  Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila) on July - 17.  

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) on July - 17.  

1861  Congress authorizes paper money on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history uS army authorized to accept blacks as laborers  

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1862  On July - 17 naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition  

1863  On July - 17 battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory  

1863  Battle of Honey Springs on July - 17.  

1863  On July - 17 james Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35  

1864  On this day in history cSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood  

1864  On July - 17 daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29  

1866  Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa on this day in history.  

1867  The first permanent university dental school in US, Harvard on July - 17.  

1867  1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established on July - 17.  

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter on July - 17.  

1871  Karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1873  On July - 17 antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)  

1875  On this day in history donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer  

1875  On this day in history gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77  

1876  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat on July - 17.  

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer on this day in history.  

1878  On July - 17 aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65  

1879  On July - 17 the first railroad opens in Hawaii  

1879  On July - 17 1st railroad opens in Hawaii  

1883  On this day in history bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)  

1885  On this day in history benjamin James Dale, composer  

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) on July - 17.  

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) on July - 17.  

1890  On July - 17 cecil Rhodes becomes premier of Cape colony  

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.  

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)  

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.  

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering  

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)  

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on July - 17.  

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on July - 17.  

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.  

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies  

1025  On this day in history boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies  

1070  On this day in history boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies  

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.  

1453  On July - 17 death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader  

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on this day in history.  

1531  On July - 17 death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)