Page 3: Historical Events In October - 17

1850  On October - 17 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 on October - 17.   

1854  Miners burn down Eureka Hotel, Ballarat, after court dismisses murder charges against hotelier James Bentley, accused of kicking a young miner to death on October - 17.   

1854  The Australian newspaper The Age, is published for the first time in Melbourne on October - 17.   

1855  On this day in history bessemer steelmaking process patented   

1859  William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) on October - 17.   

1860  First pro golf tournament held in Scotland on October - 17.   

1860  1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club on this day in history.   

1860  Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer on October - 17.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA   

1864  On October - 17 elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)   

1868  On October - 17 constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect   

1871  President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus on October - 17.   

1871  On this day in history great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa   

1875  Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes & No!) on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River   

1877  On this day in history henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa   

1878  Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history a S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill)   

1885  The birth of Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author on this day in history.   

1885  On October - 17 baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season   

1885  On this day in history aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber   

1886  On October - 17 spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)   

1887  Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 17 thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).   

1890  On October - 17 prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77   

1892  Herbert Norman Howells, composer on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 17 jean Binet, composer   

1894  Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man on this day in history.   

1895  Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women) on this day in history.   

1896  Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg on October - 17.   

1897  On this day in history isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer on October - 17.   

1899  On October - 17 sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000   

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on October - 17.   

1563  On this day in history birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on October - 17.   

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on October - 17.   

1626  On this day in history birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  On October - 17 birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on this day in history.   

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on this day in history.   

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

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on October - 17.   

1616  On this day in history death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on this day in history.   

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