Historical Events In August - 17
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
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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