Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1673  On this day in history louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi   

1678  On May - 17 king Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty   

1691  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist on May - 17.   

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

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

1727  On May - 17 catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies   

1729  On this day in history samuel Clarke, theologian, dies   

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

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 May - 17.   

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

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

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

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

1750  On this day in history -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem   

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

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  On May - 17 caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV   

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

1775  American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada on May - 17.   

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  The New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street on May - 17.   

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

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

1794  Hard frost in southern New England on May - 17.   

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

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

1796  Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

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  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 May - 17.   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On May - 17 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)