Historical Events In August - 17

1896  George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon on August - 17.   

1896  Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) on this day in history.   

1896  On August - 17 bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

1897  W B Purvis patents electric railway switch on August - 17.   

1898  Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian on August - 17.   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on August - 17.   

1900  On August - 17 quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)   

1901  On this day in history edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61   

1903  Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U & begins Pulitzer Prizes on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history abram Chasins, composer   

1904  On this day in history boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0   

1905  On August - 17 dutch govt of De Master begins   

1905  On August - 17 john Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67)   

1906  On this day in history hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer   

1907  On August - 17 bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union   

1907  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer on August - 17.   

1908  Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery on this day in history.   

1908  B Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 17 kurt Hessenberg, composer   

1909  Richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 17 eric Aaltonen, composer   

1911  On August - 17 frederik de Merode, Belgian prince   

1912  On August - 17 edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop   

1913  W. Mark Felt, American Watergate informant on August - 17.   

1914  The Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp on August - 17.   

1914  French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins on August - 17.   

1914  On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)   

1914  James Grierson, British general on August - 17.   

1915  Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Ga after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life on this day in history.   

1915  SS Glenby, this Ropner ship was sunk by gunfire from a U boat St. George's Channel. The Germans then machine gunned the survivors in the life boats, killing two and seriously wounding two others on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history german troops over run Kovno Lithuiana   

1915  On this day in history leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia   

1916  Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia on August - 17.   

1916  On this day in history eleanor Steber, opera singer   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.   

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48