Page 4: Historical Events In September - 17

1872  Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires on this day in history.   

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

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

1875  Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer on September - 17.   

1876  On September - 17 race riots in SC   

1877  On September - 17 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  Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies on September - 17.   

1882  Anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer   

1884  On September - 17 bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao   

1884  On September - 17 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  Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel) on September - 17.   

1892  On September - 17 ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies   

1893  Abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews) on this day in history.   

1894  Fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting) on this day in history.   

1895  Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies on September - 17.   

1896  Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1899  Winnie Lightner, Greenport NY, comedienne (Sit Tight, Side Show) on September - 17.   

1900  A federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia on September - 17.   

1900  Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed on September - 17.   

1901  On this day in history battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry   

1901  On this day in history francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator   

1902  US protests anti-semitism in Romania on September - 17.   

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

1903  On September - 17 boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3   

1904  Frederick Ashton, British choreographer (Cinderella) on September - 17.   

1905  Dolores Costello, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy) on September - 17.   

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

1271  On this day in history birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)   

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

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

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  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on September - 17.   

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

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 September - 17.   

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

1422  On September - 17 death of constantine II of Bulgaria   

1563  On September - 17 death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier   

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

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on September - 17.   

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