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10/17/1829
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Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens
Type: Event
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10/17/1829
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German 1st assassination on abandoned teenager Kaspar Hauser
Type: Event
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10/17/1831
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Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres
Type: Event
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10/17/1835
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Alexandrine-Pieternella-Fran‡oise Tinn‚, explored White Nile
Type: Birth
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10/17/1837
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer, dies at 58
Type: Death
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10/17/1839
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H‚lŠne Mercier, Dutch author/social reformer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1844
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Miguel Nieto, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1845
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Franz Ehrle, German prefect of Vatican library
Type: Birth
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10/17/1848
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William "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball
Type: Birth
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10/17/1849
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Fr‚d‚ric F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer, dies at 39
Type: Death
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10/17/1850
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Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized
Type: Event
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10/17/1855
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Bessemer steelmaking process patented
Type: Event
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10/17/1859
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William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1860
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Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1860
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1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins)
Type: Event
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10/17/1860
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1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club
Type: Event
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10/17/1862
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Battle of Leetown and Thoroughfare Gap, VA
Type: Event
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10/17/1864
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Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1868
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Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect
Type: Event
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10/17/1871
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Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa
Type: Event
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10/17/1871
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President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus
Type: Event
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10/17/1875
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Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes and No!)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1876
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Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River
Type: Event
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10/17/1877
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Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa
Type: Event
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10/17/1878
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Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai
Type: Birth
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10/17/1878
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Henri Mulet, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1883
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A S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1885
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Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber
Type: Birth
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10/17/1885
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Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season
Type: Event
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10/17/1886
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Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1887
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Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63
Type: Death
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10/17/1890
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Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77
Type: Death
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10/17/1892
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Herbert Norman Howells, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1892
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Otakar Jeremias, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1893
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Jean Binet, composer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1894
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Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man
Type: Event
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10/17/1895
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Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1896
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Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg
Type: Event
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10/17/1897
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Isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84
Type: Death
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10/17/1898
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Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1898
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Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher
Type: Birth
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10/17/1898
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Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer
Type: Birth
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10/17/1899
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Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000
Type: Event
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10/17/1903
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Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1903
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Jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1903
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Nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)
Type: Birth
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10/17/1904
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Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors
Type: Event
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10/17/1904
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Nikolai Amani, composer, dies at 32
Type: Death
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10/17/1905
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Franco Albini, Italian architect
Type: Birth
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10/17/1905
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Jean Arthur, NYC, actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
Type: Birth
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