Historical Events In April - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1711 Charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria on April - 17.
1711 On this day in history jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32
1714 On April - 17 philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56
1715 On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer
1719 Christian Gottfried Krause, composer on April - 17.
1726 On this day in history henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49
1738 On this day in history philip Hayes, composer
1741 Johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer on this day in history.
1747 French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands on April - 17.
1758 On April - 17 francis Williams, first US black college graduate, publishes poems
1758 Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history thomas Bayes, English mathematician
1764 On this day in history johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82
1774 Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer on this day in history.
1778 Sloop-in-war Ranger captures British brig on April - 17.
1788 On April - 17 joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864
1790 On this day in history benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84
1793 On this day in history battle of Warsaw
1797 Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions to Spanish territories in America on this day in history.
1797 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer/conductor on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships
1809 Philip St George Cocke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 on this day in history.
1811 Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer on April - 17.
1813 Henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884 on April - 17.
1817 First US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn) on April - 17.
1817 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn) on April - 17.
1820 Gottfried Conradi, composer on this day in history.
1824 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54ø 40' N on this day in history.
1824 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N on this day in history.
1827 French C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp) on this day in history.
1835 William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies on April - 17.
1837 The birth of John Pierpont Morgan, American industrialist on April - 17.
1837 On this day in history john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel)
1837 Edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies on April - 17.
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