Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1678  King Charles II and Louis XIV sign secret treaty.   

1691  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

1695  Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies.   

1712  Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands".   

1727  Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies   

1729  Samuel Clarke, theologian, dies   

1732  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1733  England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and 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.   

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

1742  Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians.   

1744  French army takes Austrian Netherlands   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination.   

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem   

1750  -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem.   

1756  Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French and Indian War).   

1756  In this year, The French and Indian War starts today when England declares war on France.   

1757  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   

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

1775  American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.   

1787  English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

1792  24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street   

1792  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   

1793  In Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies.   

1794  Hard frost in southern New England.   

1794  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)   

1796  Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89.   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

1803  John Hawkins and Richard French patent the Reaping Machine   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist.   

1804  Lewis and Clark begin exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.   

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1155  Jien: Japanese poet and historian   

1443  Edmund: Earl of rutland, brother of kings edward iv of england and richard iii of england   

1444  Sandro botticelli: Italian painter (birth of venus)   

1451  Engelbert ii: Earl of nassau-dillenburg-dietz/viceroy of luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von hohenzollern: 1st duke of prussia   

1551  Martinus a del rio: Spanish/south neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin delrio: Flemish theologian and occultist   

1568  Christoph thomas walliser: Composer   

1050  Death of Guido van arezzo: Italian music theorist,   

1189  Death of Minamoto no yoshitsune: Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  Emperor go-fushimi of japan: Emperor go-fushimi of japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Louis vi the roman: Duke of bavaria and elector of brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Constantine dragas: Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Thomas de ros: 10th baron de ros, english politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di botticelli: Painter (birth of venus),   

1521  Death of Edward stafford: 3rd duke of buckingham, english politician (b. 1478)