September 17th (1908) was a Thursday. It's the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 106 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th September, 1908
» The Wright Model A known as Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality.
Famous Birthdays on September 17 in 1908
» John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)
» Rafael Israelyan, Georgian-Armenian architect, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)
September 17th Famous Deaths for 1908
» Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
» Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
September 17th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Albert Avogadro
» Ariadne of Phrygia
» Hildegard of Bingen
» Lambert of Maastricht named Lambert
» Robert Bellarmine
» Satyrus of Milan
» Socrates and Stephen
» September 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Constitution Day (United States) named Constitution Day (observed on the previous Friday if it falls Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday), Citizenship Day, Von Steuben Day. (United States)
» Operation Market Garden is still remembered with parachuting and dedications on this day. (Netherlands)