Historical Events In February - 17

1370  Battle at Rudau: Germany beats Lithuania today in history.  

1500  On February - 17 battle of Hemmingstedt.  

1568  Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace today in history.  

1598  On February - 17 boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia  

1600  Today in history philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy.  

1621  Miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony on February - 17.  

1634  On February - 17 william Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti  

1670  France & Bavaria sign military assistance treaty today in history.  

1676  Kings Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty today in history.  

1691  Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service on February - 17.  

1714  Today in history parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree  

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born today in history.  

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)  

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)  

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born today in history.  

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born today in history.  

1646  Today in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)  

1653  Today in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)  

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.  

0364  Today in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32  

0440  Today in history death of mesrop Mashtots  

0956  Today in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55  

1339  Today in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)  

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria  

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.  

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake  

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)