Historical Events In July - 17
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0180 On July - 17 christenen Cittinus/Donatus/Natzalus/Secunda/Speratus/Vestia sentenced to death in Carthago
0561 On this day in history john III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I
0656 Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.
0855 St Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0924 Edward the Elder of Wessex and Mercia dies and is succeeded by his son Athelstan, 29, who will reign until 940, continuing his father's conquest of the Danelaw north of the Thames-Lea line from the Vikings who have been in Britain since 787 on July - 17.
0924 Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.
1025 On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies
1054 On this day in history emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king
1070 Arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders on July - 17.
1070 Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.
1203 On this day in history venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees
1245 On July - 17 pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time
1345 On this day in history jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched
1393 On this day in history osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria
1429 On this day in history dauphin crowned king of France
1453 On this day in history 1st battle at Castillon: French beat English troops
1453 John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on this day in history.
1473 On July - 17 charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen
1487 On this day in history esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah
1509 On this day in history venice recaptures Padua
1510 On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies
1549 Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium on this day in history.
1552 On July - 17 siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun
1583 On July - 17 spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk
1585 On July - 17 english secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I
1596 At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya on July - 17.
1603 On this day in history sir Walter Ralegh arrested
1627 Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67 on July - 17.
1645 On this day in history robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician
1674 Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) on July - 17.
1682 On this day in history johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29
1686 A meeting takes place at Lüneburg between several Protestant powers in order to discuss the formation of an 'evangelical' league of defence, called the 'Confederatio Militiae Evangelicae', against the Catholic League on this day in history.
1695 On July - 17 establishment of the Bank of Scotland under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,The Three Estates.
1702 Johann Schneider, composer on July - 17.
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