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, ]]) was born on October - 17.   

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on this day in history.   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  On this day in history birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)   

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  On this day in history andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on October - 17.   

1638  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  On this day in history death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)