Historical Events In August - 17

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

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

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

1227  Death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

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

1536  On this day in history pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1544  On August - 17 imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France   

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

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

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

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

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 August - 17.   

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

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

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

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

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

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1779  Franz de Paula Roser, composer on August - 17.   

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history the birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo   

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

1786  On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74   

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

1601  On August - 17 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  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.   

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On this day in history 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  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

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.