Historical Events In July - 17
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
0180 On this day in history christenen Cittinus/Donatus/Natzalus/Secunda/Speratus/Vestia sentenced to death in Carthago
0561 On July - 17 john III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I
0656 Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.
0855 St Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0924 On this day in history 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
0924 On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies
1025 Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on July - 17.
1054 Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king on this day in history.
1070 On this day in history arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders
1070 Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on July - 17.
1203 Venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees on July - 17.
1245 Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time on July - 17.
1345 Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.
1393 Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria on this day in history.
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 On this day in history charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen
1487 Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah on this day in history.
1509 Venice recaptures Padua on this day in history.
1510 Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on July - 17.
1549 On this day in history jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium
1552 Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun on this day in history.
1583 On July - 17 spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk
1585 English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I on July - 17.
1596 On July - 17 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 this day in history.
1645 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician on this day in history.
1674 On this day in history isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)
1682 On this day in history johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29
1686 On this day in history 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.
1695 Establishment of the Bank of Scotland under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,The Three Estates on July - 17.
1702 On this day in history johann Schneider, composer
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