Historical Events In August - 17

0682  St Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1180  On August - 17 yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira   

1227  Death of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1498  Cardinal Borgia renounced his vows & office to marry a French princess on August - 17.   

1510  Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1544  On August - 17 imperial/English armies occupy Saint-Dizier France   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.   

1563  King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult on this day in history.   

1577  On August - 17 peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots   

1579  Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I on August - 17.   

1585  Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma on this day in history.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) on this day in history.   

1590  On August - 17 john White returns to Roanoke, Virginia to find no trace of colonist's he had left there 3 yrs earlier [or Aug 18, 1591]   

1607  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608] on this day in history.   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1648  -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish on August - 17.   

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

1681  On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1686  On this day in history nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1717  France, Russia & Prussia sign agreement on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1743  Sweden & Russia sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1775  Philippe Libon, composer on August - 17.   

1777  On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

1779  On this day in history franz de Paula Roser, composer   

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.   

1786  On this day in history the birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo   

1786  On this day in history davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)   

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.   

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)   

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.