What happened on September 17?Discover what happened on September 17 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!Births1802: Robert Jemison, Jr. (American politician (1802–1871))1802: A. Lawrence Foster (American politician (1802–1877))1802: Peter Fjellstedt (Swedish missionary (1802–1881))1802: Sebastião Gaspar de Almeida Boto (Brazilian politician)1802: Herman Antonie de Bloeme (Dutch painter)1802: Mercy B. Jackson (American physician (1802–1877))1802: Pierre Varin1802: Jacobus Laeremans1803: Demetrius di Marogna1803: Q166377121803: Ignace Quirini (Belgian politician and lawyer (1803-1861))1803: Elizabeth Cholmeley ((died 1884))1803: Mathias Schlechter ((1803-1880))1803: Johann Zauner (Austrian pastry chef)1803: Elihu Granger (American politician)1803: Demetrius di Marogna1803: Q166377121803: Ignace Quirini (Belgian politician and lawyer (1803-1861))1803: Elizabeth Cholmeley ((died 1884))1803: Mathias Schlechter ((1803-1880))1803: Johann Zauner (Austrian pastry chef)1803: Elihu Granger (American politician)1803: Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger (German zoologist and ornithologist (1803-1863))1803: Demetrius di Marogna1803: Q166377121803: Ignace Quirini (Belgian politician and lawyer (1803-1861))1803: Elizabeth Cholmeley ((died 1884))1803: Mathias Schlechter ((1803-1880))1803: Johann Zauner (Austrian pastry chef)1803: Elihu Granger (American politician)1803: Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger (German zoologist and ornithologist (1803-1863))1804: Ferdinand Standaert1804: Ferenc, Graf Hunyady de Kéthely (17 Sep 1804 Wien – 23 Dec 1882 Wien)1810: Alphonso Wood (American botanist (1810-1881))1810: János Bánffy ((1810–1873) Hungarian politician)1816: Carl Ferdinand Eichstedt (German university professor (1816-1892))1816: Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d’Azeglio (Italian diplomat (1816-1890))1816: C. F. Lindman1816: John Hawkins Hagarty (Canadian judge)1816: Henry Gad (Danish politician)1816: Siegfried von Hobe-Gelting1816: Guilielmus Sablon1816: Guilielmus Sablon1819: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (South African politician (1819-1901))1819: John Peter Lesley (United States geologist (1819–1903))1819: Felice Manfredi (Italian politician (1819-1895))1819: John Kinder (British-born New Zealand Anglican priest, teacher, artist and photographer (1819-1903))1819: Aleksandr Filosofov1819: Gustav Adolf Wolff (German journalist and publisher)1819: Padre Bento (Brazilian priest)1819: Louis Wieting1819: Placido Pozzi (Roman Catholic bishop)1819: Wilhelm August Ludolf von Voß1819: Hynek Vicena1819: Gustav Bozděch1819: Sebastian Grünbeck1819: Q108660506 (French traveller and illustrator)1819: William Aspinwall Tappan (17 Sep 1819 – 25 May 1905)1819: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (South African politician (1819-1901))1819: John Peter Lesley (United States geologist (1819–1903))1819: Felice Manfredi (Italian politician (1819-1895))1819: John Kinder (British-born New Zealand Anglican priest, teacher, artist and photographer (1819-1903))1819: Aleksandr Filosofov1819: Gustav Adolf Wolff (German journalist and publisher)1819: Padre Bento (Brazilian priest)1819: Louis Wieting1819: Placido Pozzi (Roman Catholic bishop)1819: Wilhelm August Ludolf von Voß1819: Hynek Vicena1819: Gustav Bozděch1819: Sebastian Grünbeck1819: Q108660506 (French traveller and illustrator)1819: William Aspinwall Tappan (17 Sep 1819 – 25 May 1905)1824: Theodor von Dusch (German physician (1824–1890))1824: Carl von Woedtke (German politician (1824-1901))1824: Lorenzo Eula (Italian politician (1824–1893))1824: Otto Haupt (German teacher)1824: Gabriel Célestin Damourette1824: Adolf Hänel (Professor of bridge-building at the “Technische Hochschule Stuttgart”.)1824: Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (military officer from Austria)1824: Mary Ann Everingham1824: Theodor von Dusch (German physician (1824–1890))1824: Carl von Woedtke (German politician (1824-1901))1824: Lorenzo Eula (Italian politician (1824–1893))1824: Otto Haupt (German teacher)1824: Gabriel Célestin Damourette1824: Adolf Hänel (Professor of bridge-building at the “Technische Hochschule Stuttgart”.)1824: Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (military officer from Austria)1824: Mary Ann Everingham1829: Franciszek Tepa (Polish painter (1829–1889))1829: C. Carroll Marsh (American general)1829: Helmer Falk (Swedish politician (1829–1917))1829: Robert Kennon Hargrove (American bishop (1829-1905))1829: William Postlethwaite (English-born Member of Parliament of New Zealand (1829-1908))1829: Robert Herdman ((1829 – 1888) Scottish artist)1829: Ferdinand Lidl1829: Francesco Cugia di Sant’Orsola (Italian politician (1829-1885))1829: Louisa Dorothea Litt ((born 1829))1829: Selina Burrowes ((1829-1906))1829: Benjamin Burton ((1829-1856))1829: Victorin Cahous (French general officer)1829: Theodor Thum1829: Giuseppe Giani (Italian painter, 1829-1885)1829: Helene, Gräfin von Hardenberg (17 Sep 1829 Drönnewitz – 5 Feb 1913 Stecklenburg, Ostharz)1829: Jules Moutier (French physicist (1829-1895))1829: Mary Elizabeth Waters (17 Sep 1829 – 5 Mar 1892)1831: Levi L. Rowland (American politician)1831: Morgan B. Williams (American politician (1831-1903))1831: Huibert Gerard Boumeester (Dutch military officer (1831-1894))1831: Henrik van Herwerden (university teacher from the Netherlands)1831: Johann Simon Ludwig Meyer1831: John Augustus Fuller ((1831-1859))1831: Maria Juana Bautista Urretavizcaya Echeverria (1831-09-17)1831: Francisco Baroja Sanz1831: Siga Garsó1831: Hugo Wilhelm Isidor Oskar von Strempel1831: Henry Jules Blanc (b.17 September 1831 d.30 September 1911)1831: George M. Coyte (American postcard publisher)1832: Karl Stoerk (Austrian laryngologist (1832–1899))1832: Wendelin Boeheim (Austrian military historian (1832–1900))1832: Miroslav Tyrš (Czech art historian, sports organizer and founder of the Sokol movement (1832-1884))1832: Ottokar Lorenz (German historian 1832-1904)1832: Emil Cohn (German publisher (1832–1905))1832: Mathias Sigwardt Greve (Norwegian physician)1832: Sir Charles Cave, 1st Baronet (British banker (1832–1922))1832: Henrik Reinert1832: Raffaele Pontremoli (Italian painter (1832-1906))1832: Leonard Jacobi (university teacher)1832: Q29359196 (scientist)1832: Eduard Lemberg (Austrian forester)1832: Jules Le Cœur (French painter)1832: Mary Philippa Mynors ((1832-1913))1832: Mary Ann Gale (Australian botanical collector, who collected for Ferdinand von Mueller.)1832: Joannes Melotte1832: Karl Stoerk (Austrian laryngologist (1832–1899))1832: Wendelin Boeheim (Austrian military historian (1832–1900))1832: Miroslav Tyrš (Czech art historian, sports organizer and founder of the Sokol movement (1832-1884))1832: Ottokar Lorenz (German historian 1832-1904)1832: Emil Cohn (German publisher (1832–1905))1832: Mathias Sigwardt Greve (Norwegian physician)1832: Sir Charles Cave, 1st Baronet (British banker (1832–1922))1832: Henrik Reinert1832: Raffaele Pontremoli (Italian painter (1832-1906))1832: Leonard Jacobi (university teacher)1832: Q29359196 (scientist)1832: Eduard Lemberg (Austrian forester)1832: Jules Le Cœur (French painter)1832: Mary Philippa Mynors ((1832-1913))1832: Mary Ann Gale (Australian botanical collector, who collected for Ferdinand von Mueller.)1832: Joannes Melotte1832: Q1245980931832: Sergey Petrovich Botkin (Russian clinician, therapist, and activist (1832-1889))1833: Pardoux Marie Alfred Doussaud (French official (19th century))1833: Friedrich Kittel1833: Alexander Sutherland (Canadian Methodist clergyman, editor, and author (1833- 1910))1833: Heinrich von Buz (German technician (1833-1918))1833: Carlos Frederico Castrioto (Brazilian lawyer and politician)1833: Jan Tille (Czech university educator (1833–1897))1833: Constantin Grădișteanu (politician)1833: Hermann von Graba (German civil servant)1833: Auguste Otto-Wernthal (German singer and opera singer (1833-1856))1833: Casimir Folletête (Swiss politician and journalist (1833-1900))1833: Élisa Koch (Italian painter (1833-1914))1833: Alfred Marks (English bank manager and writer (1833-1912))1833: Humphrey Lloyd Hime (Canadian photographer (1833–1903))1833: Charles Renard (French sculptor)1833: Adolf Ritter von Schenk1833: Marie-Magdelaine d’Ursel (Belgian aristocrat (1833-1885))1833: Matthew William Furness ((1833-1897))1833: Adolf Fredrik Liedegren1833: Mary Christina Auchmuty Ma, Find out what happened today or any day in history with On This Day. 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