Talk:September 17

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September 17: Mid-Autumn Festival in China (2024); Constitution Day in the United States

Emperor Norton
Emperor Norton
  • 1382 – Following Louis I's death without a male heir, his daughter Mary was crowned with the title of King of Hungary.
  • 1859 – Disgruntled with the legal and political structures of the United States, Joshua Norton (pictured) distributed letters to various newspapers in San Francisco proclaiming himself to be Emperor Norton.
  • 1894John Hyrum Koyle, a controversial Mormon bishop, began excavating the Dream Mine, which he believed would provide financial support to members of the LDS Church.
  • 1914Andrew Fisher, who in his previous term as premier oversaw a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until the 1940s, became Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
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