Page 2: Historical Events In September - 17

1697  Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks on September - 17.   

1702  Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71 on September - 17.   

1711  On September - 17 ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer   

1714  Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire) on September - 17.   

1730  Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees on September - 17.   

1730  On September - 17 friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army   

1732  On this day in history josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40   

1737  On this day in history georg-August University opens in Göttingen   

1743  On this day in history jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician   

1745  On September - 17 edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders   

1748  Robert Wainwright, composer on this day in history.   

1762  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1764  John Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society on this day in history.   

1765  On September - 17 gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope   

1767  On this day in history henri-Montan Berton, composer   

1771  On this day in history tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50   

1774  Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) on this day in history.   

1776  Presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort on this day in history.   

1778  1st treaty between the US & Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt) on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history samuel Prout, water-color painter   

1787  The Constitution of the United States of America is signed on this day in history.   

1787  US constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention on this day in history.   

1787  Prussian troops conquer Gorinchem on September - 17.   

1789  William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn on September - 17.   

1795  On this day in history giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer   

1796  Pres George Washington delivers his farewell address on this day in history.   

1798  On September - 17 antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

1800  Franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

1801  Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) on September - 17.   

1803  On September - 17 franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies   

1809  Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn on September - 17.   

1814  On September - 17 stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer   

1818  Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) on September - 17.   

1819  On September - 17 first whaling ship arrives in Hawaii   

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1192  On September - 17 birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)   

1271  On this day in history birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)   

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on September - 17.   

1580  On September - 17 birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

1605  On September - 17 birth of francesco Sacrati, composer   

1619  On this day in history birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  On this day in history birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)   

1179  On this day in history hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81   

1312  On September - 17 ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26   

1322  On September - 17 death of robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)   

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1563  On September - 17 death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier   

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on this day in history.   

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.