Historical Events In July - 17

0180  Christenen Cittinus/Donatus/Natzalus/Secunda/Speratus/Vestia sentenced to death in Carthago   

0561  In this year, John III starts his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I.   

0656  Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

0855  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   

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

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

1054  Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king   

1070  Arnulf III the Hapless is recorded as becoming earl of Flanders.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1203  Venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees.   

1245  Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time.   

1345  Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1393  Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria.   

1429  Dauphin crowned king of France.   

1453  1st battle at Castillon: French beat English troops   

1453  John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader.   

1473  Charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen.   

1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah.   

1509  Venice recaptures Padua.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies.   

1549  Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium   

1552  Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun.   

1583  Spanish and Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk.   

1585  English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I.   

1596  At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya.   

1603  Sir Walter Ralegh arrested   

1627  Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67   

1645  Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician.   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican).   

1682  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.   

1695  Establishment of the Bank of Scotland under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,The Three Estates   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer.   

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1487  Esma'il i: Shah who converted iran from sunni to shi'ah   

1487  Ismail i: Shah of persia   

1674  Isaac watts: England, writer/preacher/hymnist (horae lyrican)   

1702  Johann schneider: Composer   

1744  Elbridge gerry: (dr) 5th vp (mass-gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr alekseevich pahlen: Russian general   

1763  Johannes h van der palm: Dutch theologist/minister of education   

1763  John jacob astor: Germany, richest man in us, banker/fur trader   

0656  Uthman ibn affan: Third caliph, assassinated.   

0924  Edward: The older, english speaking king (899-924),   

1025  Boleslaw i chobry: [the brave], duke/king of poland,   

1070  Death of Boudouin vi: Count of flanders/henegouwen,   

1345  Death of Jacob van artevelde: [manner man], flemish broker, lynched   

1453  Death of John talbot: 1st earl of shrewsbury, english military leader   

1510  Edmund dudley: English minister of justice/finance,   

1531  Death of Hosokawa takakuni: Japanese military commander (b. 1484)