Historical Events In July - 17
Friday, 25 October 2024
0180 Christenen Cittinus/Donatus/Natzalus/Secunda/Speratus/Vestia sentenced to death in Carthago on July - 17.
0561 John III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I on July - 17.
0656 Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.
0855 On July - 17 st Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0924 Edward the Elder of Wessex and Mercia dies and is succeeded by his son Athelstan, 29, who will reign until 940, continuing his father's conquest of the Danelaw north of the Thames-Lea line from the Vikings who have been in Britain since 787 on this day in history.
0924 Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on this day in history.
1025 Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.
1054 On July - 17 emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king
1070 On this day in history arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders
1070 On this day in history boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies
1203 On July - 17 venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees
1245 Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time on this day in history.
1345 Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on this day in history.
1393 Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria on July - 17.
1429 Dauphin crowned king of France on this day in history.
1453 1st battle at Castillon: French beat English troops on this day in history.
1453 On this day in history john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader
1473 Charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen on this day in history.
1487 On this day in history esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah
1509 Venice recaptures Padua on this day in history.
1510 On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies
1549 Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium on July - 17.
1552 Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun on this day in history.
1583 Spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk on July - 17.
1585 On July - 17 english secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I
1596 On this day in history at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya
1603 On this day in history sir Walter Ralegh arrested
1627 Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67 on July - 17.
1645 On July - 17 robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician
1674 On this day in history isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)
1682 Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.
1686 A meeting takes place at Lüneburg between several Protestant powers in order to discuss the formation of an 'evangelical' league of defence, called the 'Confederatio Militiae Evangelicae', against the Catholic League on this day in history.
1695 On this day in history establishment of the Bank of Scotland under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,The Three Estates.
1702 Johann Schneider, composer on July - 17.
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