Historical Events In April - 17
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
1711 On April - 17 charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria
1711 On April - 17 jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32
1714 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1715 Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer on this day in history.
1719 On April - 17 christian Gottfried Krause, composer
1726 On April - 17 henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49
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 this day in history.
1758 On April - 17 francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems
1761 Thomas Bayes, English mathematician on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1788 Joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.
1790 On this day in history benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84
1793 Battle of Warsaw on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions to Spanish territories in America.
1797 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer/conductor on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1811 On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer
1813 Henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884 on April - 17.
1817 First US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn) on April - 17.
1817 On April - 17 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1820 Gottfried Conradi, composer on this day in history.
1824 On April - 17 russia abandons all North American claims south of 54ø 40' N
1824 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N on April - 17.
1827 French C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp) on April - 17.
1835 William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies on April - 17.
1837 The birth of John Pierpont Morgan, American industrialist on April - 17.
1837 John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel) on this day in history.
1837 Edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies on this day in history.
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