Page 4: Historical Events In October - 17

1903  On this day in history irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)   

1904  On October - 17 bank of Italy opens its doors   

1904  Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors on this day in history.   

1904  Nikolai Amani, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1905  On October - 17 franco Albini, Italian architect   

1907  Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland on this day in history.   

1909  Crozy [William] Cole, US jazz drummer on this day in history.   

1909  Nicola Spinelli, composer, dies at 44 on October - 17.   

1910  Julia Ward Howe, composer (Battle Hymn of Republic), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1912  On October - 17 turkey declares war on Bulgaria and Serbia.   

1912  Bulgaria, Greece & Serbia declares war on Turkey on this day in history.   

1912  On October - 17 john Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978)   

1913  Serbs invade Albania on October - 17.   

1914  On October - 17 albert Markos, composer   

1915  On October - 17 arthur Miller, NYC, playwright (Death of a Salesman, Crucible)   

1916  Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage on this day in history.   

1916  Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY) on October - 17.   

1917  First train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen on this day in history.   

1917  1st British bombing of Germany on October - 17.   

1917  Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw) on October - 17.   

1917  On this day in history maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59   

1917  First train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction: On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen on October - 17.   

1918  On October - 17 yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic   

1918  On October - 17 de Kooy airport in Netherlands opens   

1918  On this day in history gordon White, cricketer (WW I Superb S African batsman 1905-12), dies   

1919  On October - 17 radio Corporation of America (RCA) created   

1919  On this day in history john Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)   

1920  On this day in history chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0   

1920  On this day in history montgomery Clift, Omaha NE, actor (From Here to Eternity)   

1921  On this day in history belgium's public library law goes into force   

1921  George Mackey Brown, poet on October - 17.   

1921  Katherine Griffith, actress (Pollyanna), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London   

1922  On this day in history louis Benjamin, showman   

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

1563  On this day in history birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on October - 17.   

1582  On this day in history birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On October - 17 birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  On October - 17 birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen   

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

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1552  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

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  On October - 17 death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on this day in history.