Page 3: Historical Events In October - 17

1850  On this day in history james Young obtains a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, the beginning of the paraffin industry in West Lothian   

1850  On October - 17 knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized   

1854  Miners burn down Eureka Hotel, Ballarat, after court dismisses murder charges against hotelier James Bentley, accused of kicking a young miner to death on this day in history.   

1854  The Australian newspaper The Age, is published for the first time in Melbourne on October - 17.   

1855  On October - 17 bessemer steelmaking process patented   

1859  William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) on this day in history.   

1860  First pro golf tournament held in Scotland on this day in history.   

1860  1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history dionyssios Lavrangas, composer   

1862  Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA on this day in history.   

1864  On October - 17 elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)   

1868  On this day in history constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect   

1871  President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus on this day in history.   

1871  Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa on October - 17.   

1875  On October - 17 alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes & No!)   

1876  On October - 17 henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River   

1877  On October - 17 henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa   

1878  Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history a S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill)   

1885  The birth of Baroness Karen Blixen, Danish author on October - 17.   

1885  On this day in history baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season   

1885  On October - 17 aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber   

1886  Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) on this day in history.   

1887  Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 on October - 17.   

1888  On this day in history thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).   

1890  Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1892  Herbert Norman Howells, composer on this day in history.   

1893  Jean Binet, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man on October - 17.   

1895  On this day in history doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)   

1896  On this day in history anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg   

1897  Isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84 on October - 17.   

1898  Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer on October - 17.   

1899  Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 on this day in history.   

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1253  On this day in history birth of ivo of Kermartin, ]])   

1563  On October - 17 birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  On this day in history birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)   

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on October - 17.   

1623  On October - 17 birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)   

1626  On this day in history birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on this day in history.   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On October - 17 jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on October - 17.   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on this day in history.   

1660  On October - 17 death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)