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 May - 17.   

1695  On May - 17 cornelis de Heem, painter, dies   

1712  Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" on this day in history.   

1727  Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies on this day in history.   

1729  Samuel Clarke, theologian, dies on this day in history.   

1732  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 May - 17.   

1742  Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians on May - 17.   

1744  French army takes Austrian Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on this day in history.   

1750  -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

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 May - 17 war speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec.   

1768  Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV on May - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street   

1792  On May - 17 the New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street   

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

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

1794  Hard frost in southern New England on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

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

1796  On this day in history jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer on this day in history.   

1803  On May - 17 john Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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 May - 17.   

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

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

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

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on May - 17.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.