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 August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

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  Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1686  On this day in history 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  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61  

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.  

1743  On this day in history sweden & Russia sign peace treaty  

1775  On this day in history philippe Libon, composer  

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on August - 17.  

1779  On this day in history franz de Paula Roser, composer  

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.  

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

1786  Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) on August - 17.  

1786  On August - 17 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 this day in history.  

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

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.  

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

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

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

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

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

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

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