Page 4: Historical Events In September - 17

1872  On September - 17 phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires   

1873  On September - 17 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University   

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

1875  On September - 17 vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer   

1876  Race riots in SC on this day in history.   

1877  Jean Hure, composer on September - 17.   

1877  On this day in history william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77   

1878  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer on September - 17.   

1879  Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies on September - 17.   

1882  Anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light) on September - 17.   

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  On September - 17 george Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie)   

1890  Lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballerina on September - 17.   

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

1892  Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel) on this day in history.   

1892  Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies on this day in history.   

1893  Abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews) on September - 17.   

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

1895  On September - 17 auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies   

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

1897  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history a federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia   

1900  On this day in history commonwealth of Australia proclaimed   

1901  Battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry on this day in history.   

1901  Francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator on this day in history.   

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

1902  Esther Ralston, Bar Harbor ME, American Venus/actress (Old Ironsides) on this day in history.   

1903  Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 on this day in history.   

1904  Frederick Ashton, British choreographer (Cinderella) on this day in history.   

1905  On September - 17 dolores Costello, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy)   

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1192  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)   

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

1550  On September - 17 birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.   

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

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1179  On this day in history hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81   

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on September - 17.   

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  On September - 17 lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69