361 Historic Events for October 17
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Henri Mulet, composer
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| 1883 |
Birth |
A S Neill, British headmaster (Summerhill)
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress (Jantjes)/wife of Herman Bouber
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| 1885 |
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Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Spring Byington, Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride)
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| 1887 |
Death |
Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63
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| 1890 |
Death |
Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Herbert Norman Howells, composer
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Otakar Jeremias, composer
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Jean Binet, composer
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| 1894 |
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Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Doris Humphrey, Oak Park Ill, dancer (Dances of Women)
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| 1896 |
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Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg
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| 1897 |
Death |
Isidor Dannstrom, composer, dies at 84
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer/poet (5th Seal)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer
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| 1899 |
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Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Jerry Colona, Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colona Show)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Nathanael West, American novelist (Day of the Locusts)
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| 1904 |
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Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors
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| 1904 |
Death |
Nikolai Amani, composer, dies at 32
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Franco Albini, Italian architect
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Jean Arthur, NYC, actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
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