Top Historical Events That Happened on October 17

1904  Bank of Italy opens its doors   

1904  Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors.   

1904  Nikolai Amani, composer, dies at 32.   

1905  Franco Albini, Italian architect   

1907  Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the inaugural commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer   

1909  Nicola Spinelli, composer, dies at 44.   

1910  Julia Ward Howe, composer (Battle Hymn of Republic), dies at 91.   

1912  Turkey declares war on Bulgaria and Serbia.   

1912  Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declares war on Turkey   

1912  John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978).   

1913  Serbs invade Albania.   

1914  Albert Markos, composer   

1915  Arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)   

1916  Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage.   

1916  Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY).   

1917  inaugural train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen   

1917  1st British bombing of Germany.   

1917  Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

1917  Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59.   

1918  Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic   

1918  De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens   

1918  Gordon White, cricketer (WW I Superb S African batsman 1905-12), dies   

1919  Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created.   

1919  John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

1920  Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0.   

1920  Montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity).   

1921  Belgium's public library law goes into force   

1921  George Mackey Brown, poet.   

1921  Katherine Griffith, actress (Pollyanna), dies at 45.   

1922  Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London   

1922  Louis Benjamin, showman   

1923  Catholic University of Nijmegen Neth opens   

1926  Beverly Garland, Santa Cruz Calif, actress (My 3 Sons).   

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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  Death of Andreas osiander: Protestant reformation theologist,   

1586  Death of Philip sidney: English poet/diplomat,   

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

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

1660  Adrian scrope: English regicide (b. 1601)