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  Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira on August - 17.   

1227  Death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan on August - 17.   

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

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  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) on August - 17.   

1730  On August - 17 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 August - 17 philippe Libon, composer   

1777  On this day in history 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 this day in history the birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo   

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

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

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  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

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  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

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

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