Page 4: Historical Events In August - 17

1896  George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)   

1896  Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history w B Purvis patents electric railway switch   

1898  On August - 17 gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)   

1901  Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U & begins Pulitzer Prizes   

1903  On August - 17 abram Chasins, composer   

1904  On August - 17 boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0   

1905  On this day in history dutch govt of De Master begins   

1905  John Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67) on this day in history.   

1906  On August - 17 hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer   

1907  On this day in history bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union   

1907  On this day in history marian Viktorovich Koval, composer   

1908  On this day in history bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery   

1908  B Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC on August - 17.   

1908  Kurt Hessenberg, composer on this day in history.   

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on August - 17.   

1910  Eric Aaltonen, composer on August - 17.   

1911  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince on this day in history.   

1912  Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop on this day in history.   

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant on this day in history.   

1914  The Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp on August - 17.   

1914  French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins on August - 17.   

1914  Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) on August - 17.   

1914  On August - 17 james Grierson, British general   

1915  Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Ga after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 17 sS Glenby, this Ropner ship was sunk by gunfire from a U boat St. George's Channel. The Germans then machine gunned the survivors in the life boats, killing two and seriously wounding two others   

1915  German troops over run Kovno Lithuiana on this day in history.   

1915  Leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia on August - 17.   

1916  On August - 17 bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

1916  Eleanor Steber, opera singer on this day in history.   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.   

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48