Historical Events In May - 17

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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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.   

1551  On this day in history birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.