Historical Events In April - 17
Monday, 19 April 2021
1711 Charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria on this day in history.
1711 On this day in history jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32
1714 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56 on April - 17.
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 On April - 17 philip Hayes, composer
1741 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer
1747 On this day in history french troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands
1758 Francis Williams, first US black college graduate, publishes poems on April - 17.
1758 On this day in history francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems
1761 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician on April - 17.
1764 Johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82 on April - 17.
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 On April - 17 joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864
1790 Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 on April - 17.
1793 Battle of Warsaw on April - 17.
1797 Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions to Spanish territories in America on April - 17.
1797 On April - 17 jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer/conductor
1808 On this day in history bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships
1809 On April - 17 philip St George Cocke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1811 Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer on April - 17.
1813 On this day in history henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884
1817 On this day in history first US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1817 On this day in history 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1820 Gottfried Conradi, composer on April - 17.
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 William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies on April - 17.
1837 The birth of John Pierpont Morgan, American industrialist on this day in history.
1837 On April - 17 john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel)
1837 Edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies on this day in history.
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