September 17, 1745Prince Charles Edward Stuart Took Up Residence at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.
September 17, 1745Bonnie Prince Charles Enters Edinburgh While a Bagpiper Plays - The King Shall Enjoy His Own Again
September 17, 1854David Dunbar Buick Was Born At, 26 Green Street, Arbroath. He Emigrated to the USA With His Parents at the Age of Two.
September 17, 1903Frank OConnor, (Pseudonym of Michael ODonovan), Short-Story Writer and Author of Poetic Translations From Irish Is Born in Cork
September 17, 1920Birth of Chaim Herzog, Former President of Israel, Born in Belfast and Educated in Dublin
September 17, 1937Ten Young Men, Potato-Pickers From Achill Island, Die When a Bothy Catches Fire on a Farm at Kirkintilloch, Scotland