Historical Events In February - 17

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1370  Battle at Rudau: Germany beats Lithuania on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist on this day in history.   

1490  On February - 17 charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1500  Battle of Hemmingstedt on February - 17.   

1568  On this day in history holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist on February - 17.   

1598  Boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy.   

1600  Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1612  On February - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1621  Miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony on this day in history.   

1634  On February - 17 william Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on February - 17.   

1653  On this day in history arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1654  On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer on this day in history.   

1670  France & Bavaria sign military assistance treaty on February - 17.   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on February - 17.   

1675  On this day in history johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

1676  Kings Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on this day in history.   

1688  Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on this day in history.   

1691  On February - 17 thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service   

1696  On February - 17 baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer on this day in history.   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) on February - 17.   

1714  Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree on this day in history.   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on February - 17.   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination on February - 17.   

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1740  On February - 17 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.