Page 2: Historical Events In April - 17
Saturday, 15 March 2025
1711 On this day in history charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria
1711 Jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1738 On this day in history philip Hayes, composer
1741 Johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer on this day in history.
1747 French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands on April - 17.
1758 On April - 17 francis Williams, first US black college graduate, publishes poems
1758 Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history thomas Bayes, English mathematician
1764 Johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1774 On this day in history vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer
1778 On April - 17 sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig
1788 On this day in history joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864
1790 On April - 17 benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84
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 Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships on this day in history.
1809 On April - 17 philip St George Cocke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1811 Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer on this day in history.
1813 Henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884 on this day in history.
1817 First US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn) on April - 17.
1817 On April - 17 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1820 On this day in history gottfried Conradi, composer
1824 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54ø 40' N on this day in history.
1824 On April - 17 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 John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel) on April - 17.
1837 On this day in history edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies
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