Page 3: Historical Events In July - 17

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" first published on July - 17.   

1841  On this day in history british humor magazine "Punch" 1st published   

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

1850  Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega) on July - 17.   

1851  On this day in history beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37   

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer on this day in history.   

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

1859  Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) on this day in history.   

1861  Congress authorizes paper money on July - 17.   

1862  On July - 17 uS army authorized to accept blacks as laborers   

1862  On this day in history naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition   

1863  On this day in history battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory   

1863  On this day in history battle of Honey Springs   

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  Daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29 on July - 17.   

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  On this day in history 1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established   

1871  Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29   

1873  Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) on July - 17.   

1875  Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer on July - 17.   

1875  Gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77 on July - 17.   

1876  On July - 17 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

1878  On July - 17 henri Zagwijn, composer   

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

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

1879  1st railroad opens in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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 July - 17.   

1889  Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) on July - 17.   

1890  On July - 17 cecil Rhodes becomes premier of Cape colony   

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1487  On this day in history birth of esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah   

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 July - 17.   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on July - 17.   

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 July - 17.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on this day in history.   

1025  On this day in history boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  On July - 17 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 July - 17.   

1510  On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies   

1531  Death of Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484) on this day in history.