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  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 August - 17.  

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

1544  Imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France on this day in history.  

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

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1563  King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult on this day in history.  

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

1579  Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I on August - 17.  

1585  On this day in history antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma  

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  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608] on this day in history.  

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

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

1676  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1743  On August - 17 sweden & Russia sign peace treaty  

1775  On August - 17 philippe Libon, composer  

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

1779  Franz de Paula Roser, composer on this day in history.  

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

1786  On August - 17 the birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo  

1786  On August - 17 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 this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

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

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

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 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 August - 17.  

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

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

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

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

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