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 September - 17.   

1874  On September - 17 ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin)   

1875  On this day in history vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer   

1876  Race riots in SC on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history jean Hure, composer   

1877  On September - 17 william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77   

1878  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer on September - 17.   

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

1882  On this day in history anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light)   

1883  Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer on September - 17.   

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

1884  Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56 on September - 17.   

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 this day in history leslie Lincoln Henson, actor (Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey)   

1892  Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel) on this day in history.   

1892  On September - 17 ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies   

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

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 this day in history 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa   

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

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

1900  On September - 17 commonwealth of Australia proclaimed   

1901  On this day in history battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry   

1901  On September - 17 francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator   

1902  On this day in history uS protests anti-semitism in Romania   

1902  Esther Ralston, Bar Harbor ME, American Venus/actress (Old Ironsides) on this day in history.   

1903  On September - 17 boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3   

1904  Frederick Ashton, British choreographer (Cinderella) on this day in history.   

1905  On September - 17 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 September - 17.   

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on September - 17.   

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  On this day in history 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  On September - 17 hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81   

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1422  On September - 17 death of constantine II of Bulgaria   

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

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on September - 17.