Page 4: Historical Events In October - 17

1903  Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) on this day in history.   

1904  On October - 17 bank of Italy opens its doors   

1904  Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors on this day in history.   

1904  Nikolai Amani, composer, dies at 32 on October - 17.   

1905  On October - 17 franco Albini, Italian architect   

1907  Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland on October - 17.   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer on October - 17.   

1909  On this day in history nicola Spinelli, composer, dies at 44   

1910  Julia Ward Howe, composer (Battle Hymn of Republic), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1912  On October - 17 turkey declares war on Bulgaria and Serbia.   

1912  Bulgaria, Greece & Serbia declares war on Turkey on October - 17.   

1912  On October - 17 john Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)   

1913  Serbs invade Albania on this day in history.   

1914  On October - 17 albert Markos, composer   

1915  Arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible) on this day in history.   

1916  On October - 17 dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage   

1916  On this day in history robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)   

1917  On October - 17 first 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  On this day in history 1st British bombing of Germany   

1917  On this day in history marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

1917  On October - 17 maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59   

1917  On this day in history first 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.   

1918  Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic on this day in history.   

1918  De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens on October - 17.   

1918  On October - 17 gordon White, cricketer (WW I Superb S African batsman 1905-12), dies   

1919  Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created on October - 17.   

1919  On this day in history john Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

1920  On this day in history chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0   

1920  On this day in history montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity)   

1921  Belgium's public library law goes into force on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history george Mackey Brown, poet   

1921  Katherine Griffith, actress (Pollyanna), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1922  On October - 17 scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London   

1922  Louis Benjamin, showman on October - 17.   

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  On October - 17 boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  On October - 17 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  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

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

1638  On October - 17 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)