Historical Events In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1370  Battle at Rudau: Germany beats Lithuania on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist on this day in history.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) on February - 17.   

1500  On February - 17 battle of Hemmingstedt.   

1568  On this day in history holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist on February - 17.   

1598  On this day in history boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia   

1600  On this day in history philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy.   

1600  Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1612  On February - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1621  On this day in history miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony   

1634  On this day in history william Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on February - 17.   

1653  On this day in history arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1654  On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1667  On February - 17 georg Bronner, composer   

1670  France & Bavaria sign military assistance treaty on February - 17.   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on February - 17.   

1675  On February - 17 johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

1676  Kings Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on February - 17.   

1688  Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on February - 17.   

1691  Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service on February - 17.   

1696  On February - 17 baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  On February - 17 louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer   

1699  On this day in history hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

1714  Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree on this day in history.   

1715  On February - 17 antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination on this day in history.   

1732  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist on this day in history.   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)