Historical Events In July - 17

0180  On July - 17 christenen Cittinus/Donatus/Natzalus/Secunda/Speratus/Vestia sentenced to death in Carthago   

0561  On this day in history john III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I   

0656  Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.   

0855  St Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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 July - 17.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1054  On this day in history emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king   

1070  Arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders on July - 17.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1203  On this day in history venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees   

1245  On July - 17 pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time   

1345  On this day in history jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1393  On this day in history osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria   

1429  On this day in history dauphin crowned king of France   

1453  On this day in history 1st battle at Castillon: French beat English troops   

1453  John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on this day in history.   

1473  On July - 17 charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen   

1487  On this day in history esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah   

1509  On this day in history venice recaptures Padua   

1510  On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies   

1549  Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium on this day in history.   

1552  On July - 17 siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun   

1583  On July - 17 spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk   

1585  On July - 17 english secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I   

1596  At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya on July - 17.   

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 this day in history robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) on July - 17.   

1682  On this day in history johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29   

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 July - 17 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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1487  On July - 17 birth of esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah   

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.   

1745  Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on this day in history.   

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.   

0924  On July - 17 edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on July - 17.   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1453  On July - 17 death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on July - 17.   

1531  Death of Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484) on this day in history.