Historical Events In February - 17
Friday, 25 October 2024
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.