Historical Events In August - 17
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 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 On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies
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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history king Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult
1577 On August - 17 peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots
1579 On this day in history francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I
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 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 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608] on August - 17.
1635 On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48
1648 On this day in history -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish
1676 Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on this day in history.
1681 Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on August - 17.
1686 On August - 17 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 this day in history.
1730 On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61
1731 Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1743 Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty on this day in history.
1775 Philippe Libon, composer on August - 17.
1777 Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer on August - 17.
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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