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  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

1855  Bessemer steelmaking process patented on this day in history.  

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

1860  First pro golf tournament held in Scotland on this day in history.  

1860  1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club on October - 17.  

1860  Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer on October - 17.  

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

1864  On this day in history elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)  

1868  Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect on this day in history.  

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

1871  Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes & No!)  

1876  Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River on October - 17.  

1877  Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa on this day in history.  

1878  On October - 17 andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai  

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

1885  The birth of Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author on October - 17.  

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

1885  Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber on this day in history.  

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) on this day in history.  

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

1888  On this day in history thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).  

1890  Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1893  On this day in history jean Binet, composer  

1894  Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man on October - 17.  

1895  On this day in history doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)  

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

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

1898  On October - 17 mildred Knopf, cookbook writer  

1899  On this day in history 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 October - 17 birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer  

1577  On this day in history birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)  

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on October - 17.  

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

1626  On October - 17 birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)  

1688  On this day in history 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 October - 17 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  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 October - 17.  

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