Page 2: Historical Events In April - 17
Sunday, 13 July 2025
1711 Charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria on this day in history.
1711 Jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32 on April - 17.
1714 On April - 17 philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56
1715 Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history 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 April - 17 johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer
1747 On April - 17 french troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands
1758 Francis Williams, first US black college graduate, publishes poems on April - 17.
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 April - 17 johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82
1774 On April - 17 vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer
1778 Sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig on April - 17.
1788 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1811 On this day in history 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 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn) on this day in history.
1820 On April - 17 gottfried Conradi, composer
1824 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54ø 40' N on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N
1827 French C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp) on this day in history.
1835 William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies on April - 17.
1837 The birth of John Pierpont Morgan, American industrialist on April - 17.
1837 On this day in history 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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