Historical Events In May - 17
Saturday, 21 February 2026
0218 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 

0352 In this year, Liberius starts his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Julius I 

0884 In this year, St Adrian III starts his reign as Catholic Pope 

1050 Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies. 

1395 Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm. 

1443 Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England 

1444 Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus). 

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

1490 Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia. 

1510 Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 

1521 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. 

1525 Battle at Zabern duke of Lutherans beats rebels. 

1525 Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels. 

1527 Pánfilo de Narváez departs to explore Florida. 

1536 Anne Boleyn's 4 "lovers" executed 

1536 Anne Boleyns 4 "lovers" executed 

1544 Scottish Earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII 

1544 Scot earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII 

1551 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist 

1568 Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer 

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

1576 Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized. 

1579 Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian 

1590 Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland 

1591 Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 

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

1620 The inaugural merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey). 

1620 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey). 

1630 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, inaugural to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface 

1630 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface. 

1631 Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg. 

1648 Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria 

1672 Frontenac is recorded as becoming Governor of New France (Canada). 

1673 Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi 

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