Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

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

1678  King Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on this day in history.   

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

1695  Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies on May - 17.   

1712  On this day in history maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"   

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 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  On May - 17 john Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6]   

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

1744  French army takes Austrian Netherlands on May - 17.   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination on May - 17.   

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on this day in history.   

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

1756  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

1757  War speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec on May - 17.   

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

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

1775  On May - 17 american Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.   

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

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  On May - 17 24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street   

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

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

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

1796  On May - 17 martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)   

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

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

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

1803  On May - 17 robert Smith Surtees, novelist   

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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 May - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  On May - 17 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  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

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

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

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

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)