Historical Events In July - 17

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

0561  John III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I on this day in history.   

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

0855  On July - 17 st Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0924  On July - 17 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 on this day in history.   

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

1054  On July - 17 emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king   

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

1070  On this day in history boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

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

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

1473  Charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen on this day in history.   

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

1549  On July - 17 jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium   

1552  On this day in history siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun   

1583  On this day in history spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk   

1585  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1603  Sir Walter Ralegh arrested on July - 17.   

1627  On this day in history lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67   

1645  On July - 17 robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician   

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

1682  On July - 17 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  On this day in history establishment of the Bank of Scotland under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,The Three Estates.   

1702  On July - 17 johann Schneider, composer   

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1487  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

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

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on July - 17.   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on this day in history.   

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

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

1531  On July - 17 death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)