Page 3: Historical Events In May - 17

1804  Lewis & Clark begin exploration of the Louisiana Purchase on May - 17.   

1804  On May - 17 lewis & Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase   

1804  On May - 17 ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions)   

1808  On May - 17 charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer   

1809  Papal States annexed by France on this day in history.   

1809  Leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg, physician, dies on this day in history.   

1812  Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 on this day in history.   

1814  Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history norwegian constitution passed by constituent assembly at Eidsvoll   

1814  Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (Natl Day) on May - 17.   

1819  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer   

1823  Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer on May - 17.   

1836  On May - 17 joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine)   

1837  Royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly) on May - 17.   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1845  Rubber band patents on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history saxophone is patents by Antoine Joseph Sax   

1846  On this day in history edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle   

1848  Premier Earl Schimmelpenninck resigns on May - 17.   

1849  Fire destroy Centrum in St Louis MO on May - 17.   

1849  On May - 17 fire destroy Centrum in St Louis Missouri   

1850  Antonio Scontrino, composer on this day in history.   

1851  Saint John New Brunswick, the launch of the sailing ship Marco Polo; reputed to be the fastest ship in the world on May - 17.   

1851  On May - 17 jean E "Adrian" van Bevervoorde, journalist (Treason), dies at 31   

1853  On May - 17 thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election   

1859  On May - 17 australian Rules Football first 'laws of the game' published   

1860  On May - 17 german football club TSV 1860 München is founded   

1862  Battle of Princeton WV, ends, about 128 casualities on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi   

1863  On May - 17 battle of Big Black River Bridge, MS   

1864  Battle of Adairsville GA, Union forces Confederates to retreat on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Adairsville Georgia, Union forces Confederates to retreat   

1864  On this day in history n Hawthorne, writer, dies at 59   

1865  On May - 17 the International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established.   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

1444  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

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

1551  On this day in history birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 17 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  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)