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

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

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