Historical Events In August - 17

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  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.  

1498  On August - 17 cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess  

1510  Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.  

1536  Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.  

1544  On this day in history imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.  

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1563  On August - 17 king Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult  

1577  Peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots on August - 17.  

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  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history john White returns to Roanoke, Virginia to find no trace of colonist's he had left there 3 yrs earlier [or Aug 18, 1591]  

1607  On August - 17 pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608]  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.  

1648  On August - 17 -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish  

1676  On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

1681  On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76  

1686  On this day in history nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

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  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61  

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1743  On August - 17 sweden & Russia sign peace treaty  

1775  Philippe Libon, composer on this day in history.  

1777  On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54  

1779  On August - 17 franz de Paula Roser, composer  

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.  

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.  

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  

0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39  

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.  

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.