Page 3: Historical Events In September - 17

1819  On this day in history 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii   

1819  Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates) on September - 17.   

1820  On this day in history earle Van Dorn, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1820  On this day in history henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76   

1821  Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer on this day in history.   

1823  Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker, dies at 76 on September - 17.   

1824  Giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91 on September - 17.   

1825  Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, MC (Confederacy), died in 1893 on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history g F Berhard Riemann, German mathematician (zeta-function)   

1834  On this day in history edouard Pailleron, French attorney/stage writer   

1835  On September - 17 charles Darwins lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago   

1839  Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies on September - 17.   

1846  On this day in history francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84   

1849  Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer on September - 17.   

1850  Great fire in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1853  Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie) on September - 17.   

1854  Hans Muller, music historian on this day in history.   

1857  On September - 17 konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research   

1858  On September - 17 dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies   

1859  Man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America on September - 17.   

1859  On September - 17 frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator   

1861  1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia on this day in history.   

1861  On September - 17 owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)   

1862  On September - 17 battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of the Civil War   

1862  Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN-evacuted by Federals on September - 17.   

1862  On this day in history lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41   

1863  On this day in history pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada   

1863  Albartus Telting, Fries poet/2nd-Member of parliament, dies on this day in history.   

1864  On September - 17 grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign   

1864  Walter Savage Landor, author, dies on September - 17.   

1868  Roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies on September - 17.   

1869  Christian Lange, Norway, pacifist/internationalist (Nobel 1921) on September - 17.   

1869  Peter M Roget, England, lexographer (Roget's Thesaurus), dies on this day in history.   

1871  Mont Cenis railway tunnel Switzerland opens on September - 17.   

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1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.   

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on September - 17.   

1550  On this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.   

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

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on September - 17.   

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

1422  On this day in history death of constantine II of Bulgaria   

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

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

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.