Historical Events In October - 17

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

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  On October - 17 ivo of Kermartin, ]])  

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

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  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 October - 17 swells convent Windesheim initiated  

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

1415  Jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 October - 17 crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile  

1483  Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain on this day in history.  

1492  On October - 17 columbus sights isle of San Salvador  

1492  On October - 17 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 this day in history jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer  

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

1586  On this day in history philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32  

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

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

1651  Future King Charles II flees from England on this day in history.  

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

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

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer on this day in history.  

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 October - 17 walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies  

1704  Willem Bentinck, orangist on October - 17.  

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

1711  On this day in history jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works)  

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

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

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 October - 17.  

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

1688  On October - 17 birth of domenico Zipoli, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

1586  On this day in history philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32  

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

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

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