Historical Events In May - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1673 On this day in history louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi
1678 King Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on May - 17.
1691 Antoine Court, French reformed theologist on May - 17.
1695 Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies on May - 17.
1712 Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" on May - 17.
1727 On May - 17 catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies
1729 On this day in history samuel Clarke, theologian, dies
1732 Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history england passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions
1733 England passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported by the colonies from countries that were not British possessions on this day in history.
1741 John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] on this day in history.
1742 Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians on this day in history.
1744 French army takes Austrian Netherlands on this day in history.
1749 On May - 17 edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination
1750 On May - 17 tax revolt in Gorinchem
1750 On this day in history -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem
1756 Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War) on May - 17.
1756 On May - 17 the French and Indian War starts today when England declares war on France
1757 War speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec on this day in history.
1768 On May - 17 caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV
1775 On May - 17 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. (I wonder what we did?)
1775 On this day in history american Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.
1787 English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street
1792 The New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street on May - 17.
1792 24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street on this day in history.
1793 In Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies on this day in history.
1794 Hard frost in southern New England on May - 17.
1794 On May - 17 anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer
1796 On May - 17 martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)
1796 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1800 Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer on May - 17.
1803 John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine on May - 17.
1803 On this day in history robert Smith Surtees, novelist
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