Page 2: Historical Events In September - 17

1697  Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks on September - 17.   

1702  On September - 17 olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71   

1711  On this day in history ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer   

1714  Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire) on this day in history.   

1730  Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees on September - 17.   

1730  On September - 17 friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army   

1732  Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40 on September - 17.   

1737  Georg-August University opens in Göttingen on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician   

1745  Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders on September - 17.   

1748  On this day in history robert Wainwright, composer   

1762  On September - 17 francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74   

1764  John Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society on September - 17.   

1765  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope on September - 17.   

1767  On this day in history henri-Montan Berton, composer   

1771  Tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1774  On September - 17 joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages)   

1776  On this day in history presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort   

1778  1st treaty between the US & Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt) on September - 17.   

1783  On September - 17 samuel Prout, water-color painter   

1787  The Constitution of the United States of America is signed on September - 17.   

1787  On September - 17 uS constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention   

1787  Prussian troops conquer Gorinchem on September - 17.   

1789  On this day in history william Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn   

1795  Giuseppi Saverio Rafaele Mercadante, composer on September - 17.   

1796  Pres George Washington delivers his farewell address on this day in history.   

1798  On September - 17 antonia M B Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

1800  On September - 17 franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874   

1801  On this day in history edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)   

1803  Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1809  Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn on this day in history.   

1814  On September - 17 stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer   

1818  On this day in history halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf)   

1819  First whaling ship arrives in Hawaii on September - 17.   

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1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on September - 17.   

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on September - 17.   

1580  On this day in history birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

1605  On this day in history birth of francesco Sacrati, composer   

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on this day in history.   

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.   

1179  On September - 17 hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81   

1312  On September - 17 ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26   

1322  Death of Robert III of Flanders (b. 1249) on September - 17.   

1422  On this day in history death of constantine II of Bulgaria   

1563  On this day in history death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier   

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on this day in history.   

1575  On September - 17 death of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on September - 17.