Historical Events In February - 17

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

0440  Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On February - 17 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  On this day in history ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

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

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

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 February - 17 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  On this day in history giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

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  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) on this day in history.   

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

1667  On February - 17 georg Bronner, composer   

1670  France & Bavaria sign military assistance treaty on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1675  On February - 17 johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

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

1688  On this day in history rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1691  On February - 17 thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service   

1696  On February - 17 baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer on February - 17.   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) on February - 17.   

1714  Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree on February - 17.   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on February - 17.   

1723  On February - 17 tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination   

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  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

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

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

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

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

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.   

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

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

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)