Historical Events In October - 17

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

0532  On October - 17 boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies  

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

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

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

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  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  On October - 17 swells convent Windesheim initiated  

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

1415  On this day in history jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office  

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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  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) on October - 17.  

1469  On this day in history crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile  

1483  On this day in history tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain  

1492  On October - 17 columbus sights isle of San Salvador  

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 this day in history ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain  

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

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

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 October - 17 gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63  

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  On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer  

1691  On this day in history new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth  

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

1702  Walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies on this day in history.  

1704  On this day in history willem Bentinck, orangist  

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

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 October - 17.  

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

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

1577  On October - 17 birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)  

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

1623  On October - 17 birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)  

1626  On this day in history birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)  

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on this day in history.  

1312  On this day in history 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 October - 17 death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63  

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