Historical Events In August - 17

0682  On this day in history st Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.   

1180  On this day in history yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira   

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

1464  On August - 17 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  Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

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

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

1563  King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult on August - 17.   

1577  On this day in history peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots   

1579  On August - 17 francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I   

1585  On this day in history antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma   

1586  On August - 17 johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

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

1607  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608] on August - 17.   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

1648  On this day in history -20] Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish   

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer on this day in history.   

1717  France, Russia & Prussia sign agreement on August - 17.   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) on August - 17.   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.   

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  Franz de Paula Roser, composer on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

1786  The birth of Davy Crockett, US frontiersman killed at the Alamo on August - 17.   

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

1786  On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

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

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

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

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)   

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

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  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

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