Page 4: Historical Events In September - 17

1872  Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires on September - 17.   

1873  19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University on this day in history.   

1874  Ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin) on September - 17.   

1875  Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer on September - 17.   

1876  On this day in history race riots in SC   

1877  On this day in history jean Hure, composer   

1877  William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1878  On September - 17 vincenzo Tommasini, composer   

1879  On September - 17 eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies   

1882  On this day in history anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light)   

1883  Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer on this day in history.   

1884  Bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56   

1885  George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie) on this day in history.   

1890  Lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballerina on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history leslie Lincoln Henson, actor (Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey)   

1892  On this day in history hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel)   

1892  On this day in history ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies   

1893  On this day in history abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews)   

1894  Fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting) on September - 17.   

1895  Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta)   

1897  On September - 17 3rd US Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago GC in Wheaton Ill   

1899  1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa on September - 17.   

1899  On this day in history winnie Lightner, Greenport NY, comedienne (Sit Tight, Side Show)   

1900  On September - 17 a federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia   

1900  Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed on September - 17.   

1901  Battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry on September - 17.   

1901  On September - 17 francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator   

1902  On September - 17 uS protests anti-semitism in Romania   

1902  On this day in history esther Ralston, Bar Harbor ME, American Venus/actress (Old Ironsides)   

1903  Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 on September - 17.   

1904  On September - 17 frederick Ashton, British choreographer (Cinderella)   

1905  Dolores Costello, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy) on this day in history.   

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1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.   

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on September - 17.   

1550  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

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

1580  On September - 17 birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

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

1619  On September - 17 birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)   

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1322  On September - 17 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 September - 17.   

1574  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on September - 17.   

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

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.