Historical Events In October - 17

0532  Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 17.  

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

0733  On this day in history battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden  

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

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

1346  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Swells convent Windesheim initiated on this day in history.  

1404  Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII on this day in history.  

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

1448  Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II on October - 17.  

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

1483  On this day in history 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 this day in history jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer  

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1662  On this day in history england's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French.  

1688  On October - 17 domenico Zipoli, composer  

1691  New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth on this day in history.  

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 this day in history german composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach  

1711  Jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works) on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris  

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1253  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)  

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  On October - 17 birth of domenico Zipoli, composer  

1696  On October - 17 birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen  

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

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on October - 17.  

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

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.  

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on this day in history.  

1660  On October - 17 death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)