Birthday September 17, 0879 Charles III, (The Simple), king of France (893-923)
Birthday September 17, 1271 Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)
Birthday September 17, 1730 Baron Frederick von Steuben, made Continental Army winners
Birthday September 17, 1743 Marquis de Condorcet, French Enlightenment philosopher
Birthday September 17, 1819 Thomas A Hendricks, (D), 21st US vice-president; died in office
Birthday September 17, 1857 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research
Birthday September 17, 1869 Christian Lange, Norwegian pacifist, internationalist (Nobel 1921)
Birthday September 17, 1907 Warren E Burger, ex-Supreme Court chief justice
Birthday September 17, 1921 Virgilio Barco Vargas, president of Colombia (1986-90)
Birthday September 17, 1923 Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin')
Birthday September 17, 1927 George Blanda, NFL quarterback, place kicker (Oakland Raiders)
Birthday September 17, 1928 Roddy McDowall, Actor (Planet of the Apes)
Birthday September 17, 1930 Thomas P Stafford, astronaut (Gemini 6, 9, Apollo 10)
Birthday September 17, 1930 Edgar Dean Mitchell, astronaut (Apollo 14)
Birthday September 17, 1931 Anne Bancroft, aka Mrs Mel Broks, Bronx (Graduate)
Birthday September 17, 1933 Dorothy Louden, Actress
Birthday September 17, 1933 Pat Crowley, Actress
Birthday September 17, 1948 John Ritter, (3's Company)
History September 17, 1630 Boston founded
History September 17, 1776 Presidio of SF founded as Spanish fort
History September 17, 1778 Indians and Loyalists burn German Flats, New York
History September 17, 1787 U.S. Constitution signed
History September 17, 1787 US Constitution is adopted & formally signed
History September 17, 1789 William Herschel discovers Mimas satellite of Saturn
History September 17, 1796 Washington prepares final draft of farewell address
History September 17, 1819 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
History September 17, 1820 John Keats leaves for Italy
History September 17, 1862 Rebels and Yankees clash at the Battle of Antietam
History September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Md; Confederate forces retreat
History September 17, 1868 Cheyenne and Sioux decimate frontiersmen at Beecher's Island
History September 17, 1884 A California judge sets a record for trying criminal cases
History September 17, 1908 Thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight
History September 17, 1911 1st transcontinental airplane flight NY-Pasadena in 82 hrs 4 min
History September 17, 1916 Manfred von Richthofen shoots down his first plane
History September 17, 1920 National Football League formed in Canton Ohio
History September 17, 1923 Fire threatens U.C. Berkeley
History September 17, 1927 Charles Lindbergh in SF
History September 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland
History September 17, 1953 1st succesSFul separation of Siamese twins
History September 17, 1956 Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of the year
History September 17, 1957 Louis Armstrong cancels trip to Russia
History September 17, 1963 The Fugitive premiers
History September 17, 1964 Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999 2000 & 2001
History September 17, 1964 Bewitched premiers
History September 17, 1965 Amphibious cars arrive in Frankfurt after sailing across the English Channel
History September 17, 1967 Mission Impossible premiers
History September 17, 1967 The Who spark an explosion on national television
History September 17, 1968 Zond 5 completes circumnavigation of the Moon
History September 17, 1970 PRG presents a new peace plan
History September 17, 1972 Hanoi releases three POWs
History September 17, 1972 BART begins passenger service
History September 17, 1976 Space Shuttle unveiled
History September 17, 1977 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer Reggie hits 2 more
History September 17, 1978 Begin Sadat & Carter sign the Camp David accord
History September 17, 1978 Camp David Accords signed
History September 17, 1978 Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept 1978 7-3
History September 17, 1981 Fernandomania!
History September 17, 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes first black Miss America
History September 17, 1985 Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station
History September 17, 1996 Oprah launches influential book club
September 17, 0879 Charles III, (The Simple), king of France (893-923)
September 17, 1271 Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)
September 17, 1730 Baron Frederick von Steuben, made Continental Army winners
September 17, 1743 Marquis de Condorcet, French Enlightenment philosopher
September 17, 1819 Thomas A Hendricks, (D), 21st US vice-president; died in office
September 17, 1857 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket & space research
September 17, 1869 Christian Lange, Norwegian pacifist, internationalist (Nobel 1921)
September 17, 1907 Warren E Burger, ex-Supreme Court chief justice
September 17, 1921 Virgilio Barco Vargas, president of Colombia (1986-90)
September 17, 1923 Hank Williams, country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin')
September 17, 1927 George Blanda, NFL quarterback, place kicker (Oakland Raiders)
September 17, 1928 Roddy McDowall, Actor (Planet of the Apes)
September 17, 1930 Thomas P Stafford, astronaut (Gemini 6, 9, Apollo 10)
September 17, 1930 Edgar Dean Mitchell, astronaut (Apollo 14)
September 17, 1931 Anne Bancroft, aka Mrs Mel Broks, Bronx (Graduate)
September 17, 1933 Dorothy Louden, Actress
September 17, 1933 Pat Crowley, Actress
September 17, 1948 John Ritter, (3's Company)
September 17, 1630 Boston founded
September 17, 1776 Presidio of SF founded as Spanish fort
September 17, 1778 Indians and Loyalists burn German Flats, New York
September 17, 1787 U.S. Constitution signed
September 17, 1787 US Constitution is adopted & formally signed
September 17, 1789 William Herschel discovers Mimas satellite of Saturn
September 17, 1796 Washington prepares final draft of farewell address
September 17, 1819 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
September 17, 1820 John Keats leaves for Italy
September 17, 1862 Rebels and Yankees clash at the Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Md; Confederate forces retreat
September 17, 1868 Cheyenne and Sioux decimate frontiersmen at Beecher's Island
September 17, 1884 A California judge sets a record for trying criminal cases
September 17, 1908 Thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight
September 17, 1911 1st transcontinental airplane flight NY-Pasadena in 82 hrs 4 min
September 17, 1916 Manfred von Richthofen shoots down his first plane
September 17, 1920 National Football League formed in Canton Ohio
September 17, 1923 Fire threatens U.C. Berkeley
September 17, 1927 Charles Lindbergh in SF
September 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland
September 17, 1953 1st succesSFul separation of Siamese twins
September 17, 1956 Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of the year
September 17, 1957 Louis Armstrong cancels trip to Russia
September 17, 1963 The Fugitive premiers
September 17, 1964 Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999 2000 & 2001
September 17, 1964 Bewitched premiers
September 17, 1965 Amphibious cars arrive in Frankfurt after sailing across the English Channel
September 17, 1967 Mission Impossible premiers
September 17, 1967 The Who spark an explosion on national television
September 17, 1968 Zond 5 completes circumnavigation of the Moon
September 17, 1970 PRG presents a new peace plan
September 17, 1972 Hanoi releases three POWs
September 17, 1972 BART begins passenger service
September 17, 1976 Space Shuttle unveiled
September 17, 1977 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer Reggie hits 2 more
September 17, 1978 Begin Sadat & Carter sign the Camp David accord
September 17, 1978 Camp David Accords signed
September 17, 1978 Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept 1978 7-3
September 17, 1981 Fernandomania!
September 17, 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes first black Miss America
September 17, 1985 Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station
September 17, 1996 Oprah launches influential book club