Historical Events In August - 17

0682  On August - 17 st Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

1180  On this day in history yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira  

1227  Death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan on this day in history.  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1498  Cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess on August - 17.  

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

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

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

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

1563  King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult on August - 17.  

1577  On this day in history peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots  

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

1585  Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma on this day in history.  

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

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  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 August - 17 nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

1717  France, Russia & Prussia sign agreement on this day in history.  

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 August - 17.  

1775  On August - 17 philippe Libon, composer  

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

1779  On August - 17 franz de Paula Roser, composer  

1785  On August - 17 jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies  

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 this day in history frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74  

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

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

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 August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  

0754  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

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

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

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

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48