Page 4: Historical Events In September - 17

1872  On September - 17 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 this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer   

1876  On this day in history race riots in SC   

1877  On September - 17 jean Hure, composer   

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

1878  On September - 17 vincenzo Tommasini, composer   

1879  On this day in history eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies   

1882  Anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light) on this day in history.   

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

1884  On September - 17 bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao   

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

1885  George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie) on September - 17.   

1890  On this day in history lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballerina   

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  On this day in history ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies   

1893  Abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews) on September - 17.   

1894  On September - 17 fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting)   

1895  Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 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  1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa on September - 17.   

1899  On this day in history winnie Lightner, Greenport NY, comedienne (Sit Tight, Side Show)   

1900  On this day in history a federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia   

1900  On this day in history commonwealth of Australia proclaimed   

1901  On September - 17 battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry   

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

1902  On September - 17 uS protests anti-semitism in Romania   

1902  On this day in history esther Ralston, Bar Harbor ME, American Venus/actress (Old Ironsides)   

1903  On this day in history boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3   

1904  On September - 17 frederick Ashton, British choreographer (Cinderella)   

1905  On this day in history dolores Costello, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy)   

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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 this day in history.   

1550  On September - 17 birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

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

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1630  On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)   

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

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

1322  On this day in history death of robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)   

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

1563  On this day in history death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier   

1574  On this day in history pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies   

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on September - 17.   

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