Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1673  Louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history king Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty   

1691  On this day in history antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

1695  On this day in history cornelis de Heem, painter, dies   

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

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

1729  On May - 17 samuel Clarke, theologian, dies   

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

1733  On May - 17 england passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions   

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

1741  John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] on May - 17.   

1742  Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians on this day in history.   

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

1749  On this day in history edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination   

1750  On May - 17 tax revolt in Gorinchem   

1750  -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem on this day in history.   

1756  Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War) on this day in history.   

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

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  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 May - 17.   

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

1787  English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on this day in history.   

1792  On May - 17 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 May - 17.   

1794  On this day in history hard frost in southern New England   

1794  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer on May - 17.   

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves) on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history 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  On this day in history robert Smith Surtees, novelist   

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1155  On May - 17 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  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

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 May - 17.   

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  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

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  On this day in history 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  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.