Historical Events In August - 17
Sunday, 03 July 2022
0682 St Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0754 Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.
1180 On August - 17 yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira
1227 On August - 17 death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan.
1464 On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies
1498 Cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess on this day in history.
1510 On this day in history edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded
1536 Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.
1544 Imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France on August - 17.
1553 On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies
1563 King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult on August - 17.
1577 Peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots on this day in history.
1579 On this day in history francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I
1585 On August - 17 antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma
1586 On this day in history johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)
1590 John White returns to Roanoke, Virginia to find no trace of colonist's he had left there 3 yrs earlier [or Aug 18, 1591] on August - 17.
1607 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608] on this day in history.
1635 On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48
1648 -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies
1681 Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer on this day in history.
1717 France, Russia & Prussia sign agreement on this day in history.
1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) on this day in history.
1730 Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.
1731 On August - 17 johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57
1743 Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty on this day in history.
1775 On August - 17 philippe Libon, composer
1777 On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54
1779 On August - 17 franz de Paula Roser, composer
1785 On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies
1786 On this day in history the birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo
1786 Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74
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