What Happened on Sep 17

Sep 17 1631

Battle of Breitenfeld

The Battle of Breitenfeld (German: Schlacht bei Breitenfeld; Swedish: Slaget vid Breitenfeld) or First Battle of Breitenfeld (sometimes First... Read more

Sep 17 1775 to Nov 3 1775

Siege Of Fort St. Jean

The Siege of Fort St. Jean (also called St. John or St. John's) was conducted by American Brigadier General Richard Montgomery on the town and fort... Read more

Sep 17 1778

Attack on German Flatts

On September 17, 1778 during the American Revolution, German Flatts was attacked by Loyalists and Iroquois. A force of several hundred men from... Read more

Sep 17 1787

United States Constitution Signed by Members of the Constitutional Convention

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The first three Articles of the Constitution establish... Read more

Sep 17 1849

Harriet Tubman and brothers escaped from slavery

Harriet was given a piece of paper by a white abolitionist neighbor with two names, and told how to find the first house on her path to freedom. At... Read more

Sep 17 1861

Battle of Liberty

Description: “General” D.R. Atchison left Lexington on September 15, 1861, and proceeded to Liberty where he met the Missouri State Guard. On the... Read more

Sep 17 1862

Battle of Antietam

Of all the days on all the fields where American soldiers have fought, the most terrible by almost any measure was September 17, 1862. The battle... Read more

Sep 17 1914 to Mar 22 1915

The Siege and Capture of the Fortress of Przemysl

Russian Army, 100,000 General Selivanoff Austrian Army, 120,000 General Kusmanek The most spectacular victory in the Eastern theater of... Read more

Sep 17 1925

Frida Kahlo Involved in Bus Accident

On September 17, Frida and her boyfriend, Alejandro Gomez Arias, get onto a bus to head home from school. Shortly afterwards, the bus is stuck... Read more

Sep 17 1934

Gandhi Announces Retirement from Politics to Focus on Village Economics

In the summer of 1934, three unsuccessful attempts were made on his life. When the Congress Party chose to contest elections and accept power... Read more

Sep 17 1939

Red Army Joins Siege of Lvov

On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union declared all pacts with Poland null and void as the Polish state had in their opinion ceased to exist, and... Read more

Sep 17 1939 to Sep 20 1939

First Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski

Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 17 September to 26 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski. It was the second largest battle... Read more

Sep 17 1939

Polish Forces Attempt to Break Through German Positions around Tomaszów

Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 17 September to 26 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski. It was the second largest battle... Read more

Sep 17 1939

Soviet Union Violates Polish-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact with Invasion of Polish Territory by Red Army

The Red Army entered the eastern regions of Poland with seven field armies, containing between 450,000 and 1,000,000 troops, split between two... Read more

Sep 17 1939 to Oct 6 1939

First Battle of Changsha

After two years of near stalemate, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki led the Japanese 101st and 106th Divisions to Changsha, the capital of Hunan... Read more

Sep 17 1940

Following German Defeats in the Battle of Britain, Hitler Cancels Operation Sealion

On 17 September 1940, Hitler held a meeting with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt. Hitler became convinced that... Read more

Sep 17 1944 to Sep 30 1944

Battle of Angaur

The Battle of Angaur was a battle of the Pacific campaign in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September... Read more

Sep 17 1944 to Sep 26 1944

Tallinn Offensive

The Tallinn Offensive (Russian: Таллинская наступательная операция) was the Soviet strategic offensive operation corresponding to the German... Read more

Sep 17 1944

Battle of Arnhem, Day 1

The first lift was preceded by intense bombing and strafing raids made by the British 2nd Tactical Air Force and the American 8th and 9th Air... Read more

Sep 17 1944

Canadian Forces Initiate Operation Wellhit to Capture the Port of Boulogne

Operation Wellhit was the World War II operation by the 3rd Canadian Division (Canadian 1st Army) to take the fortified port of Boulogne in... Read more

Sep 17 1949

SS Noronic Fire

About 2:30 a.m. on the morning of the 17th, a passenger discovered a small fire in a linen closet. Attempts to extinguish the fire proved futile... Read more

Sep 17 1954

'Lord of the Flies' is Published

The premise: A planeload of young boys is marooned on a nameless tropical island and they are forced to fend for themselves. If this novel had been... Read more

Sep 17 1956

"Lust For Life" Is Released

Lust for Life (1956) is a MGM biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel by Irving Stone and... Read more

Sep 17 1961

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 Crashes on Take-Off

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706, registration N137US, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft which crashed on take-off from Chicago's O'Hare... Read more

Sep 17 1962

"Divorce, Italian Style" Is Released

Divorce, Italian Style (Italian: Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi, written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro... Read more