Historical Events In October - 17

0532  On October - 17 boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on this day in history.  

0733  Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden on this day in history.  

1253  On October - 17 ivo of Kermartin, ]])  

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on this day in history.  

1346  David II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III on this day in history.  

1346  Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years on this day in history.  

1387  Swells convent Windesheim initiated on October - 17.  

1404  On October - 17 cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII  

1415  Jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office on October - 17.  

1448  On this day in history second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.  

1456  On this day in history the University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)  

1469  Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile on this day in history.  

1483  On October - 17 tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain  

1492  Columbus sights isle of San Salvador on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas)  

1552  On this day in history andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53  

1556  Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain on this day in history.  

1563  On October - 17 jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer  

1577  On this day in history cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)  

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.  

1626  On October - 17 simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)  

1638  Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on October - 17.  

1651  On this day in history future King Charles II flees from England  

1660  On October - 17 nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged.  

1662  England's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French on October - 17.  

1688  On October - 17 domenico Zipoli, composer  

1691  On October - 17 new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth  

1696  On this day in history august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen  

1702  On this day in history walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies  

1704  On October - 17 willem Bentinck, orangist  

1707  German composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach on October - 17.  

1711  Jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works) on October - 17.  

1720  Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

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1253  On October - 17 birth of ivo of Kermartin, ]])  

1563  On October - 17 birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer  

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on October - 17.  

1582  On October - 17 birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)  

1623  On this day in history birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)  

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on this day in history.  

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on October - 17.  

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on this day in history.  

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on October - 17.  

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)  

1312  On October - 17 jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies  

1552  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53  

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32  

1616  On this day in history death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)  

1638  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63  

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on October - 17.