Historical Events In July - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1841 British humor magazine "Punch" first published on July - 17.
1841 British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published on July - 17.
1850 Harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega) on this day in history.
1850 On July - 17 harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)
1851 On July - 17 beni Egressy, composer, dies at 37
1853 Francesco Fanciulli, composer on July - 17.
1856 Sunday school excursion train collides killing 46 children (Phila) on July - 17.
1859 On July - 17 luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)
1861 Congress authorizes paper money on July - 17.
1862 On this day in history uS army authorized to accept blacks as laborers
1862 On July - 17 naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition
1863 Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory on July - 17.
1863 On July - 17 battle of Honey Springs
1863 On this day in history james Johnston Pettigrew, US attorney/Confederate, dies at 35
1864 CSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood on this day in history.
1864 Daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29 on this day in history.
1866 On July - 17 italian fleet under adm Persano capture Austrian Fort Lissa
1867 On this day in history the first permanent university dental school in US, Harvard
1867 On this day in history 1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established
1871 Lyonel C A Feininger, US cartoonist/painter on July - 17.
1871 On this day in history karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29
1873 On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)
1875 On this day in history donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer
1875 On this day in history gabor Matray, composer, dies at 77
1876 On this day in history maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat
1878 Henri Zagwijn, composer on July - 17.
1878 On July - 17 aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65
1879 The first railroad opens in Hawaii on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history 1st railroad opens in Hawaii
1883 Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist (Acting Peace) on July - 17.
1885 On July - 17 benjamin James Dale, composer
1888 On July - 17 shmuel Agnon, Israel, novelist (Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966)
1889 Erle Stanley Gardner, US detective writer (Perry Mason) on July - 17.
1890 Cecil Rhodes becomes premier of Cape colony on this day in history.
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