Historical Events In 1717

Jan 04   Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1717 netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance   

Jan 05   On this day in history prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

Jan 14   In the year 1717 german mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam   

Jan 28   On this day in history mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)   

Jan 29   Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal in the year 1717.   

Feb 01   In the year 1717 henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France   

Feb 01   On this day in history henri d'Aguesseau's first appointment as chancellor of France   

Feb 10   On this day in history pierre de La Garde, composer   

Feb 19   David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history bernhard Hupfeld, composer   

Feb 26   John Randall, composer in the year 1717.   

Mar 02   The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England in the year 1717.   

Mar 03   In the year 1717 pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75   

Mar 19   In the year 1717 john Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist   

Mar 26   Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 31   A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy in the year 1717.   

Mar 31   Florian Wrastill, composer in the year 1717.   

Apr 09   Georg Matthias Monn, composer in the year 1717.   

Apr 30   On this day in history guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer   

May 13   Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) in the year 1717.   

Jun 09   In the year 1717 jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69   

Jun 19   Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 24   1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London in the year 1717.   

Jul 21   Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies in the year 1717.   

Jul 28   On this day in history prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs   

Aug 10   Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies in the year 1717.   

Aug 13   Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1717 france, Russia & Prussia sign agreement   

Aug 22   Spanish troops lands on Sardinia on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies   

Nov 16   Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher/mathematician in the year 1717.   

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Jan 04   In the year 1717 birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of william Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793)   

Jan 28   Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born in the year 1717.   

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)   

Jan 29   In the year 1717 birth of jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal   

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)   

Feb 10   In the year 1717 birth of pierre de La Garde, composer   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)   

Mar 03   Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   On this day in history death of john Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist   

Apr 03   Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640) died in the year 1717.   

Apr 05   In the year 1717 death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)   

May 10   On this day in history death of john Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641)   

May 20   John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) died in the year 1717.   

Jun 09   On this day in history jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69   

Jul 21   Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies on this day in history.