Historical Events In July - 17

1704  Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on July - 17.  

1709  Pascal Collasse, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1712  On July - 17 england, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th]  

1727  Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor on July - 17.  

1740  Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering  

1746  Anthonie van de Heim, Dutch pension advisor (1737-46), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1753  Andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies on July - 17.  

1762  On this day in history catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.  

1762  Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 on July - 17.  

1763  The birth of John Jacob Astor, US millionaire on this day in history.  

1763  On this day in history johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education  

1763  On this day in history wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, dies at 45  

1764  On July - 17 johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82  

1774  Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata) on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history the first military hospital approved  

1775  On July - 17 1st military hospital approved  

1775  August Harder, composer on July - 17.  

1788  On July - 17 russian fleet destroys Swedish  

1791  On July - 17 members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people.  

1793  On July - 17 charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined  

1794  On this day in history african Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated  

1794  Richard Allen organizes Phila's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church on this day in history.  

1794  On July - 17 jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer, dies at 45  

1804  On this day in history christian Ernst Graf, composer, dies at 80  

1815  Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces on this day in history.  

1817  On July - 17 ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer  

1821  Spain cedes Florida to US on July - 17.  

1826  On this day in history joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65  

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) on July - 17.  

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) on this day in history.  

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer on this day in history.  

1838  John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on this day in history.  

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.  

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

1674  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)  

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer  

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.  

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on July - 17.  

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education  

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on July - 17.  

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.  

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies  

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies  

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies  

1345  On this day in history death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched  

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader  

1510  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies  

1531  On this day in history death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)