Historical Events In August - 17

0682  On August - 17 st Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  

1180  Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira on this day in history.  

1227  On August - 17 death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan.  

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

1498  On August - 17 cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess  

1510  On August - 17 edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

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

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 this day in history.  

1577  On August - 17 peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots  

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

1585  Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma on August - 17.  

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) on August - 17.  

1590  On August - 17 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  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.  

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

1676  On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on August - 17.  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer on this day in history.  

1717  On August - 17 france, Russia & Prussia sign agreement  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) on August - 17.  

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.  

1731  On August - 17 johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57  

1743  Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty on August - 17.  

1775  Philippe Libon, composer on August - 17.  

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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 August - 17.  

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)  

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 August - 17.  

1304  On August - 17 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 this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.