Historical Events In August - 17

0682  St Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

1180  Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira on this day in history.  

1227  On this day in history death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan.  

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

1498  Cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess on this day in history.  

1510  Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.  

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

1544  Imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France on August - 17.  

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

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1563  On this day in history king Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult  

1577  Peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots on this day in history.  

1579  On August - 17 francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I  

1585  Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma on August - 17.  

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) on August - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish  

1676  On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

1681  On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76  

1686  On August - 17 nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

1717  France, Russia & Prussia sign agreement on August - 17.  

1720  On August - 17 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.  

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.  

1743  Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

1775  Philippe Libon, composer on August - 17.  

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54  

1779  On this day in history franz de Paula Roser, composer  

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

1786  The birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo on August - 17.  

1786  On this day in history davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)  

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

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.  

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

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

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  

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  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.  

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.  

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

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.  

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

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