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  Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden on October - 17.   

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

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 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 October - 17.   

1404  On October - 17 cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history columbus sights isle of San Salvador   

1492  Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history 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  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  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 October - 17 england's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French.   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer on this day in history.   

1691  On October - 17 new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth   

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

1702  Walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies on October - 17.   

1704  On this day in history willem Bentinck, orangist   

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  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 this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history 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  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on October - 17.   

1688  On this day in history birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

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

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on this day in history.   

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