Page 2: Historical Events In September - 17

1697  On this day in history battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks   

1702  On this day in history olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71   

1711  On September - 17 ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer   

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

1730  On September - 17 turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees   

1730  On this day in history friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army   

1732  Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1737  On September - 17 georg-August University opens in Göttingen   

1743  Jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician on September - 17.   

1745  Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders on this day in history.   

1748  Robert Wainwright, composer on September - 17.   

1762  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74 on September - 17.   

1764  On September - 17 john Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society   

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

1767  Henri-Montan Berton, composer on this day in history.   

1771  On September - 17 tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50   

1774  On this day in history joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages)   

1776  Presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort on September - 17.   

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  On this day in history the Constitution of the United States of America is signed   

1787  On this day in history uS constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention   

1787  On this day in history prussian troops conquer Gorinchem   

1789  On this day in history william Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn   

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

1796  On September - 17 pres George Washington delivers his farewell address   

1798  Antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat on this day in history.   

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

1801  On September - 17 edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)   

1803  On this day in history franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies   

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

1814  On this day in history stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer   

1818  Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) on this day in history.   

1819  First whaling ship arrives in Hawaii on September - 17.   

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1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on September - 17.   

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 September - 17.   

1552  On September - 17 birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)   

1580  On this day in history birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

1605  On September - 17 birth of francesco Sacrati, composer   

1619  On September - 17 birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.   

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on September - 17.   

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on September - 17.   

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on September - 17.   

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on September - 17.   

1574  On September - 17 pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies   

1575  On this day in history death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

1604  On this day in history lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69