Historical Events In June - 17

0653  St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0656  On this day in history ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam   

0656  On June - 17 osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on June - 17.   

0676  On June - 17 adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

0956  Hugh the Great dies 2 months after becoming effective master of Burgundy on June - 17.   

1091  Floris II de Vette becomes earl of Holland on this day in history.   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  Charles the Good becomes earl of Flanders on June - 17.   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England on June - 17.   

1291  Akko reconquered after 200 years by French crusaders, & destroyed on this day in history.   

1397  Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden & Norway on this day in history.   

1462  On June - 17 vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.   

1497  Battle of Deptford Bridge on this day in history.   

1501  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1535  On June - 17 english Catholic Cardinal John Fischer state rights   

1565  Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru on this day in history.   

1579  On June - 17 sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north   

1579  Anti-English uprising in Ireland on June - 17.   

1580  On this day in history battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels   

1583  On June - 17 brabant: duke of Parma beats French mercenaries   

1604  On June - 17 johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

1609  Netherlands, England & France sign 12 year Covenant on June - 17.   

1631  Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal on June - 17.   

1665  On this day in history battle at Viciosa: English & Portuguese army beat Spain   

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on June - 17.   

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on June - 17.   

1682  On June - 17 charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1700  On June - 17 mass orders priest to leave the colony   

1703  On June - 17 john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1714  Cesar F Cassini, de Thury, French astronomer (geodesic labor) on this day in history.   

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.   

1603  On this day in history birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on June - 17.   

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on this day in history.   

1691  On June - 17 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on June - 17.   

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)   

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on this day in history.   

0676  On June - 17 adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

0855  On this day in history leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  On June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.   

1463  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on June - 17.   

1501  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)