Historical Events In August - 17

0682  On this day in history st Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

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

1180  On August - 17 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 August - 17.   

1498  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1579  On this day in history 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  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  -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish on August - 17.   

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 this day in history nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1717  On this day in history france, Russia & Prussia sign agreement   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) on this day in history.   

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

1731  On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57   

1743  On this day in history 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  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 August - 17 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  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

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

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.   

0754  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

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

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

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

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

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