Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1673  On this day in history louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi   

1678  King Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on May - 17.   

1691  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist on this day in history.   

1695  Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1712  Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" on May - 17.   

1727  On May - 17 catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies   

1729  Samuel Clarke, theologian, dies on May - 17.   

1732  On May - 17 francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1733  England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions on this day in history.   

1733  On May - 17 england passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported by the colonies from countries that were not British possessions.   

1741  John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] on this day in history.   

1742  On May - 17 frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians   

1744  On May - 17 french army takes Austrian Netherlands   

1749  On May - 17 edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination   

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

1750  On May - 17 -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem   

1756  On May - 17 britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War)   

1756  The French and Indian War starts today when England declares war on France on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history war speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec.   

1768  On May - 17 caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV   

1775  On this day in history in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. (I wonder what we did?)   

1775  On this day in history american Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.   

1787  On this day in history english slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

1792  24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street on May - 17.   

1792  The New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street on May - 17.   

1792  24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history in Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies.   

1794  Hard frost in southern New England on May - 17.   

1794  On May - 17 anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves) on May - 17.   

1796  On May - 17 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer on May - 17.   

1803  On this day in history john Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist on May - 17.   

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1155  On this day in history 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  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 17.   

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

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)