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  On May - 17 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 this day in history samuel Clarke, theologian, dies   

1732  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer on May - 17.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1744  On this day in history french army takes Austrian Netherlands   

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

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV   

1775  On May - 17 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  On May - 17 english slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

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

1792  The New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street on this day in history.   

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

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

1794  On May - 17 hard frost in southern New England   

1794  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer on this day in history.   

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

1796  Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 on May - 17.   

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

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

1803  On this day in history robert Smith Surtees, novelist   

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1155  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 17 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  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

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

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

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

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.