Historical Events In October - 17

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

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies  

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

1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) on October - 17.  

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on October - 17.  

1346  On October - 17 david II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III.  

1346  On October - 17 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.  

1387  On this day in history swells convent Windesheim initiated  

1404  On this day in history cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII  

1415  On October - 17 jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office  

1448  On October - 17 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 October - 17 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  On this day in history crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile  

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

1492  Columbus sights isle of San Salvador on October - 17.  

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

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

1556  On October - 17 ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain  

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer on this day in history.  

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

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

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) on October - 17.  

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

1651  On October - 17 future King Charles II flees from England  

1660  Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged on this day in history.  

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

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer on October - 17.  

1691  New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth on October - 17.  

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen on October - 17.  

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

1704  On October - 17 willem Bentinck, orangist  

1707  On October - 17 german composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach  

1711  On October - 17 jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works)  

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on this day in history.  

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

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on October - 17.  

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies  

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)  

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

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on October - 17.  

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on October - 17.  

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  On this day in history death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)