Page 3: Historical Events In October - 17

1850  James Young obtains a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, the beginning of the paraffin industry in West Lothian   

1850  Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized   

1854  Miners burn down Eureka Hotel, Ballarat, after court dismisses murder charges against hotelier James Bentley, accused of kicking a young miner to death   

1854  The Australian newspaper The Age, is published for the inaugural time in Melbourne   

1855  Bessemer steelmaking process patented   

1859  William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds).   

1860  inaugural pro golf tournament held in Scotland   

1860  1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club.   

1860  Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer   

1862  Battle of Leetown and Thoroughfare Gap, VA.   

1864  Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks).   

1868  Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect   

1871  President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus   

1871  Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa.   

1875  Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes and No!).   

1876  Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River.   

1877  Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa.   

1878  Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai   

1883  A S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill)   

1885  Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author is born.   

1885  Baseball sets all players salaries at $1000-$2000 for 1885 season   

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride).   

1887  Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63.   

1888  Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the inaugural movie).   

1890  Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77   

1892  Herbert Norman Howells, composer.   

1893  Jean Binet, composer.   

1894  Ohio national guard results in the deaths of 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man.   

1895  Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women).   

1896  Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg.   

1897  Isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84.   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer.   

1899  Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215000.   

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1253  Ivo of kermartin: ]])   

1563  Jodocus hondius: Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  Cristofano allori: Italian painter (judith)   

1582  Johann gerhard: German lutheran leader   

1623  Francis turretin: Swiss theologian   

1626  Simon van leeuwen: Lawyer/historian (roman-holland regt)   

1688  Domenico zipoli: Composer   

1696  August iii: King of poland/monarch frederik august ii of saksen   

0532  Death of Boniface ii: 1st "german" pope,   

1174  Queen petronila of aragon: Queen petronila of aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  Jan ii: Duke of brabant/limburg (charter of kortenberg),   

1552  Andreas osiander: Protestant reformation theologist,   

1586  Philip sidney: English poet/diplomat,   

1616  Death of John pitts: Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  Death of Gilles claesz de hondecoeter: Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Death of Adrian scrope: English regicide (b. 1601)