Page 4: Historical Events In August - 17

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

1896  On August - 17 henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)   

1896  Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on August - 17.   

1897  On August - 17 w B Purvis patents electric railway switch   

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

1898  On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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

1901  Edmond Audran, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1903  Abram Chasins, composer on this day in history.   

1904  Boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0 on August - 17.   

1905  On August - 17 dutch govt of De Master begins   

1905  John Hay Whitney, publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67) on August - 17.   

1906  Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history marian Viktorovich Koval, composer   

1908  On August - 17 bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay &Montgomery   

1908  B Tarkington & HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in NYC on August - 17.   

1908  On this day in history kurt Hessenberg, composer   

1909  On this day in history richard Hoffman, composer, dies at 78   

1910  On August - 17 eric Aaltonen, composer   

1911  On this day in history frederik de Merode, Belgian prince   

1912  Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop on this day in history.   

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

1914  On August - 17 the Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.   

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

1914  Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) on August - 17.   

1914  On August - 17 james Grierson, British general   

1915  On August - 17 mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Ga after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life   

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 August - 17 german troops over run Kovno Lithuiana   

1915  On August - 17 leo Frank, lynched for raping 12 year old in Georgia   

1916  On this day in history bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

1916  Eleanor Steber, opera singer on August - 17.   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

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  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.   

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

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

1510  On August - 17 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 August - 17.   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48