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 this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies  

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

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

1444  On this day in history sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)  

1451  On this day in history engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg  

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  Battle at Zabern duke of Lutherans beats rebels on May - 17.  

1525  Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels on this day in history.  

1527  Pánfilo de Narvaéz departs to explore Florida on this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history pánfilo de Narváez departs to explore Florida  

1536  Anne Boleyn's 4 "lovers" executed on this day in history.  

1536  On May - 17 anne Boleyns 4 "lovers" executed  

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

1544  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 christoph Thomas Walliser, composer  

1575  On May - 17 matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75), dies at 68  

1576  Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized on this day in history.  

1579  On this day in history 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 on May - 17.  

1591  Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1606  Forges Dimitri #1, czar of Russia (1605-06), murdered on this day in history.  

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

1620  On May - 17 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)  

1630  On this day in history italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, first to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface  

1630  On this day in history italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface  

1631  Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg on this day in history.  

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

1672  On May - 17 frontenac becomes Governor of New France (Canada)  

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

1443  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist  

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.  

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.  

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.  

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.  

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.  

1365  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)  

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

1464  On May - 17 death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)  

1510  On this day in history 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 May - 17.