Historical Events In May - 17

0218  On May - 17 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

0352  On this day in history liberius begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Julius I   

0884  On May - 17 st Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1395  On May - 17 constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1443  On this day in history edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) on this day in history.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg on May - 17.   

1490  On May - 17 albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1510  On May - 17 alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  On this day in history edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.   

1525  On this day in history battle at Zabern duke of Lutherans beats rebels   

1525  On May - 17 battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels   

1527  On May - 17 pánfilo de Narvaéz departs to explore Florida   

1527  On May - 17 pánfilo de Narváez departs to explore Florida   

1536  Anne Boleyn's 4 "lovers" executed on May - 17.   

1536  Anne Boleyns 4 "lovers" executed on May - 17.   

1544  Scottish Earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII on May - 17.   

1544  On May - 17 scot earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist on May - 17.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer on May - 17.   

1575  Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75), dies at 68 on May - 17.   

1576  On this day in history ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized   

1579  On this day in history artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian   

1590  On May - 17 anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.   

1591  On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51   

1606  Forges Dimitri #1, czar of Russia (1605-06), murdered on May - 17.   

1620  On May - 17 the first merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)   

1620  On this day in history 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)   

1630  On May - 17 italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, first to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface   

1630  On May - 17 italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface   

1631  Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg on May - 17.   

1648  On this day in history emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria   

1672  Frontenac becomes Governor of New France (Canada) on this day in history.   

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1155  On May - 17 birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on May - 17.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1510  On May - 17 alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.