Historical Events In February - 17

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history mesrop Mashtots   

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 this day in history.   

1371  Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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

1490  On this day in history charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1500  On February - 17 battle of Hemmingstedt.   

1568  On February - 17 holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist on this day in history.   

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

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

1600  Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1634  William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti on February - 17.   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

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

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer on February - 17.   

1670  On February - 17 france & Bavaria sign military assistance treaty   

1673  On February - 17 moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer on this day in history.   

1676  Kings Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on this day in history.   

1688  On February - 17 rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1691  Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service on this day in history.   

1696  On February - 17 baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer on this day in history.   

1699  On February - 17 hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

1714  On this day in history parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination on February - 17.   

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

1740  On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 17 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 this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On this day in history 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)