Historical Events In May - 17

0218  7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.  

0352  On May - 17 liberius begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Julius I  

0884  St Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

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

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England on May - 17.  

1444  On May - 17 sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)  

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

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia on May - 17.  

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

1521  Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason on May - 17.  

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

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

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

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

1536  On May - 17 anne Boleyn's 4 "lovers" executed  

1536  Anne Boleyns 4 "lovers" executed on this day in history.  

1544  On May - 17 scottish Earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII  

1544  On this day in history scot earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII  

1551  On May - 17 martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist  

1568  On May - 17 christoph Thomas Walliser, composer  

1575  Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1576  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 May - 17.  

1606  On May - 17 forges Dimitri #1, czar of Russia (1605-06), murdered  

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

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

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

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

1631  On May - 17 earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg  

1648  On May - 17 emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria  

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

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.  

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on this day in history.  

1444  On May - 17 birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)  

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

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.  

1551  On this day in history 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 May - 17.  

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

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on May - 17.  

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

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.