Page 4: Historical Events In September - 17

1872  On this day in history phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires   

1873  19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University on this day in history.   

1874  Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) on September - 17.   

1875  Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer on September - 17.   

1876  Race riots in SC on this day in history.   

1877  Jean Hure, composer on September - 17.   

1877  William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 on September - 17.   

1878  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer on this day in history.   

1879  Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies on this day in history.   

1882  Anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light) on September - 17.   

1883  On this day in history gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer   

1884  Bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56   

1885  George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie) on this day in history.   

1890  Lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballerina on September - 17.   

1891  On September - 17 leslie Lincoln Henson, actor (Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey)   

1892  On this day in history hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel)   

1892  Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies on September - 17.   

1893  Abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews) on this day in history.   

1894  Fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies   

1896  On September - 17 denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta)   

1897  3rd US Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago GC in Wheaton Ill on September - 17.   

1899  On September - 17 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa   

1899  Winnie Lightner, Greenport NY, comedienne (Sit Tight, Side Show) on this day in history.   

1900  A federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia on this day in history.   

1900  On September - 17 commonwealth of Australia proclaimed   

1901  Battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry on September - 17.   

1901  On this day in history francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator   

1902  US protests anti-semitism in Romania on September - 17.   

1902  Esther Ralston, Bar Harbor ME, American Venus/actress (Old Ironsides) on September - 17.   

1903  Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 on September - 17.   

1904  Frederick Ashton, British choreographer (Cinderella) on September - 17.   

1905  Dolores Costello, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1580  On September - 17 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1312  On this day in history ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26   

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on September - 17.   

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

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on this day in history.   

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on September - 17.   

1575  On September - 17 death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

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