Page 2: Historical Events In October - 17

1720  On October - 17 maria Teresa Agnesi, composer   

1725  John Wilkes, English journalist/MP (N Briton) on October - 17.   

1729  On October - 17 pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer   

1730  On October - 17 ernestus Weinrauch, composer   

1734  Grigori G Orlov, Russ guard officer/favorite of Catharina II on this day in history.   

1740  Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia on this day in history.   

1748  On October - 17 french troops lift siege of English at Pondicherry, India.   

1763  On this day in history arnold Hoogvliet, poet (Abraham the patriarch), dies at 76   

1777  On this day in history british General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, NY   

1777  British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga NY on October - 17.   

1781  Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown on October - 17.   

1787  Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities on this day in history.   

1797  Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France on October - 17.   

1800  On October - 17 dutch colony Curacao transfered to England   

1805  Napoleon breaks camp at Boulogne, proceeds by forced marches into Germany, forces the surrender October 17 at Ulm of a 30,000-man Austrian army under Baron Karl Mack von Leiberich, 53, and caps the victory by taking Vienna on this day in history.   

1806  Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule on October - 17.   

1806  Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist on October - 17.   

1806  Jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, dies on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw   

1811  Albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich) on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history london Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine.   

1815  On October - 17 napoleon arrives in St Helena   

1815  Emanuel Geibel, writer on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan)   

1825  On this day in history 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris   

1825  On this day in history peter Winter, composer, dies at 71   

1829  Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opened on October - 17.   

1829  On October - 17 delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens   

1831  Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres on this day in history.   

1837  Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history miguel Nieto, composer   

1845  Franz Ehrle, German prefect of Vatican library on this day in history.   

1848  On October - 17 william "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball   

1849  Frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on October - 17.   

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

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  On October - 17 birth of simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on October - 17.   

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

0532  On this day in history 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  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on October - 17.   

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

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)