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  On October - 17 battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden  

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

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies  

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 October - 17.  

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  Swells convent Windesheim initiated on this day in history.  

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  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  Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile on October - 17.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1704  Willem Bentinck, orangist on this day in history.  

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  On October - 17 pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris  

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

1563  On this day in history 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  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on October - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  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 October - 17.  

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 this day in history.