Page 3: Historical Events In July - 17

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

1841  British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published on July - 17.   

1850  On this day in history harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega)   

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

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

1853  Francesco Fanciulli, composer on July - 17.   

1856  On this day in history 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  On July - 17 congress authorizes paper money   

1862  On this day in history 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  Battle of Honey Springs on July - 17.   

1863  On July - 17 james Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35   

1864  CSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history 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  On July - 17 1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established   

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

1871  On July - 17 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  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  On July - 17 the first railroad opens in Hawaii   

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

1883  On July - 17 bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace)   

1885  Benjamin James Dale, composer on this day in history.   

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 July - 17.   

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

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

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on July - 17.   

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

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

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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 July - 17.   

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)