Historical Events In July - 17

1841  On this day in history british humor magazine "Punch" first published   

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published on this day in history.   

1850  On July - 17 harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega)   

1850  Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega) on this day in history.   

1851  Beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history francesco Fanciulli, composer   

1856  On July - 17 sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila)   

1859  On this day in history luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

1861  Congress authorizes paper money on this day in history.   

1862  US army authorized to accept blacks as laborers on this day in history.   

1862  Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition on July - 17.   

1863  Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Honey Springs on July - 17.   

1863  James Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 on July - 17.   

1864  CSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood on July - 17.   

1864  On July - 17 daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29   

1866  Italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa on this day in history.   

1867  On July - 17 the first permanent university dental school in US, Harvard   

1867  1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established on July - 17.   

1871  On July - 17 lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter   

1871  On July - 17 karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29   

1873  On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)   

1875  On this day in history donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer   

1875  On July - 17 gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77   

1876  Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat on this day in history.   

1878  Henri Zagwijn, composer on this day in history.   

1878  Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65 on July - 17.   

1879  The first railroad opens in Hawaii on July - 17.   

1879  On this day in history 1st railroad opens in Hawaii   

1883  Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) on this day in history.   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer on July - 17.   

1888  Shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966) on this day in history.   

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history cecil Rhodes becomes premier of Cape colony   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.   

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on July - 17.   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on this day in history.   

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.   

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  On this day in history boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on this day in history.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)