On This Day September 17th

 OTD

September 17th is the two hundred-sixtieth day of the year, and there are 105 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

 1543 – The first Finnish-language book, the Abckiria by Mikael Agricola, is published in Stockholm.

1683 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules," later known as protozoa.

1776 – The Presidio of San Francisco was founded in New Spain.

1809 – Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.

1849 – American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.

1908 – The Wright Flyer, flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, the first airplane fatality.

1916 – World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.

1920 – The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.

1928 – The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing over 2,500 people.

1948 – The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.

1978 – Israel and Egypt signed the Camp David Accords.

1980 – After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity was established.

2013 – Grand Theft Auto V earns over half a billion dollars on its first release day.

 

 Birthdays

 1479 – Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (d. 1541)

1743 – Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist (d. 1794)

1797 – Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (d. 1821)

1821 – Arthur Saint-Léon, French choreographer (d. 1870)

1853 – Frederick Corbett, a British officer and Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1912)

1854 – David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (d. 1929)

1878 – Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (d. 1950)

1884 – Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (d. 1920)

1900 – J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)

1903 – Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1966)

1906 – Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)

1923 – Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)

1937 – Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player.

1940 – Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)

1948 – John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003)

1969 – Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter (d. 2019)

 

 Holiday Spotlight

 Smithsonian Day

The Smithsonian Institution was established between 1765 and 1829 by James Smithson, a British scientist who donated his estate to the United States. The building, designed by architect James Renwick Jr., opened in 1855. It became a center for scientific research and a depository for various government collections. The Smithsonian has since become the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums, the National Zoo, and nine research facilities.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Citizenship Day

Constitution Day  

Get Ready Day  

International Country Music Day

IT Professionals Day  

National Apple Dumpling Day

National IT Professionals Day  

National Monte Cristo Day

National Professional House Cleaners Day

National Table Shuffleboard Day

Take a Loved One to the Doctor's Day  

Times Up Day

VFW Ladies Auxiliary Day

World Patient Safety Day

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