Page 3: Historical Events In July - 17

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

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published on July - 17.   

1850  Harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega) on this day in history.   

1850  On July - 17 harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)   

1851  On this day in history beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer on July - 17.   

1856  Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

1861  Congress authorizes paper money on July - 17.   

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

1862  Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Honey Springs on July - 17.   

1863  James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1864  CSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29   

1866  Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa on July - 17.   

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  On this day in history lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

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

1873  On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)   

1875  Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer on this day in history.   

1875  Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77 on July - 17.   

1876  On this day in history maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer on July - 17.   

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

1879  On July - 17 the first railroad opens in Hawaii   

1879  1st railroad opens in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) on this day in history.   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer on this day in history.   

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) on this day in history.   

1889  On July - 17 erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason)   

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  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on July - 17.   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on this day in history.   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.   

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

1763  On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

0656  On July - 17 death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

0924  On July - 17 edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

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

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on July - 17.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on July - 17.   

1531  Death of Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484) on July - 17.