Page 4: Historical Events In September - 17

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

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

1874  On September - 17 ben[jamin] Turpin, US, comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin)   

1875  On this day in history vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer   

1876  On this day in history race riots in SC   

1877  Jean Hure, composer on this day in history.   

1877  William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1878  Vincenzo Tommasini, composer on September - 17.   

1879  On this day in history eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies   

1882  On September - 17 anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of Light)   

1883  Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners, 14th baron/composer on September - 17.   

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

1884  Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56 on September - 17.   

1885  On September - 17 george Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor (Courage of Lassie)   

1890  On September - 17 lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballerina   

1891  Leslie Lincoln Henson, actor (Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey) on September - 17.   

1892  On this day in history hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Ballade of Merel)   

1892  Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies on September - 17.   

1893  On this day in history abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews)   

1894  On September - 17 fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting)   

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

1896  On September - 17 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 September - 17 a federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia   

1900  Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed on September - 17.   

1901  On September - 17 battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry   

1901  On September - 17 francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator   

1902  US protests anti-semitism in Romania on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.   

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 September - 17.   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on September - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26   

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

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1604  On September - 17 lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69