Historical Events In April - 17
Thursday, 04 March 2021
1711 Charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria on April - 17.
1711 On this day in history jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32
1714 On April - 17 philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56
1715 Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer on April - 17.
1719 On April - 17 christian Gottfried Krause, composer
1726 Henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49 on April - 17.
1738 Philip Hayes, composer on April - 17.
1741 On April - 17 johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer
1747 On April - 17 french troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands
1758 On this day in history francis Williams, first US black college graduate, publishes poems
1758 Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems on April - 17.
1761 On April - 17 thomas Bayes, English mathematician
1764 On this day in history johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82
1774 Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer on this day in history.
1778 Sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig on April - 17.
1788 Joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.
1790 Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 on April - 17.
1793 On this day in history battle of Warsaw
1797 Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions to Spanish territories in America on this day in history.
1797 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer/conductor on April - 17.
1808 On April - 17 bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships
1809 Philip St George Cocke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 on April - 17.
1811 On April - 17 ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer
1813 On this day in history henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884
1817 On April - 17 first US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1817 On this day in history 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1820 On April - 17 gottfried Conradi, composer
1824 On this day in history russia abandons all North American claims south of 54ø 40' N
1824 On this day in history russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N
1827 On April - 17 french C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp)
1835 On this day in history william Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies
1837 On April - 17 the birth of John Pierpont Morgan, American industrialist
1837 On this day in history john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel)
1837 On this day in history edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies
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