Page 2: Historical Events In September - 17

1697  Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks on this day in history.   

1702  Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71 on September - 17.   

1711  Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer on this day in history.   

1714  Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire) on September - 17.   

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

1730  On this day in history friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prus/US inspector-gen of Washington's army   

1732  On this day in history josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40   

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

1743  On September - 17 jean-Marie Caritat, France, mathematician   

1745  On this day in history edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders   

1748  On September - 17 robert Wainwright, composer   

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

1764  John Goodricke, English astronomer/member Royal Society on this day in history.   

1765  On September - 17 gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari/Mauro], Italy, Pope   

1767  On September - 17 henri-Montan Berton, composer   

1771  On this day in history tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50   

1774  Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) on September - 17.   

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

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

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  On September - 17 prussian troops conquer Gorinchem   

1789  On September - 17 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 this day in history franklin Buchanan, Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1874   

1801  Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) on this day in history.   

1803  Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies on September - 17.   

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  Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer on this day in history.   

1818  Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf) on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history first whaling ship arrives in Hawaii   

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1192  On September - 17 birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)   

1271  On September - 17 birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)   

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

1552  On this day in history birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)   

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1605  On September - 17 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 this day in history.   

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on September - 17.   

1312  On this day in history ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26   

1322  On this day in history death of robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)   

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies   

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

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