Page 2: Historical Events In July - 17

1704  On July - 17 pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer   

1709  On this day in history pascal Collasse, composer, dies at 60   

1712  England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] on July - 17.   

1727  Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV   

1744  On July - 17 elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1746  On this day in history anthonie van de Heim, Dutch pension advisor (1737-46), dies at 53   

1753  On this day in history andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies   

1762  Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia on this day in history.   

1762  Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 on July - 17.   

1763  The birth of John Jacob Astor, US millionaire on this day in history.   

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

1763  Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1764  Johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1774  Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata) on this day in history.   

1775  On July - 17 the first military hospital approved   

1775  1st military hospital approved on July - 17.   

1775  On this day in history august Harder, composer   

1788  On this day in history russian fleet destroys Swedish   

1791  On July - 17 members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people.   

1793  On this day in history charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined   

1794  African Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated on this day in history.   

1794  Richard Allen organizes Phila's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer, dies at 45   

1804  On this day in history christian Ernst Graf, composer, dies at 80   

1815  Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces on this day in history.   

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer on July - 17.   

1821  On this day in history spain cedes Florida to US   

1826  On this day in history joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65   

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer on July - 17.   

1838  John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on July - 17.   

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on July - 17.   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

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 this day in history.   

1070  On this day in history 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  On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies   

1531  On this day in history death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)