Historical Events In July - 17

0180  Christenen Cittinus/Donatus/Natzalus/Secunda/Speratus/Vestia sentenced to death in Carthago on this day in history.   

0561  John III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I on July - 17.   

0656  On this day in history uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

0855  St Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0924  Edward the Elder of Wessex and Mercia dies and is succeeded by his son Athelstan, 29, who will reign until 940, continuing his father's conquest of the Danelaw north of the Thames-Lea line from the Vikings who have been in Britain since 787 on July - 17.   

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1054  On July - 17 emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king   

1070  Arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders on July - 17.   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1203  On this day in history venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees   

1245  Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time on this day in history.   

1345  Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.   

1393  Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1429  On July - 17 dauphin crowned king of France   

1453  1st battle at Castillon: French beat English troops on this day in history.   

1453  John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on this day in history.   

1473  Charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen on this day in history.   

1487  On July - 17 esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah   

1509  On this day in history venice recaptures Padua   

1510  On this day in history edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies   

1549  Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium on this day in history.   

1552  Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun on July - 17.   

1583  Spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk on this day in history.   

1585  English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya   

1603  Sir Walter Ralegh arrested on this day in history.   

1627  On July - 17 lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67   

1645  On this day in history robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) on July - 17.   

1682  On July - 17 johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29   

1686  A meeting takes place at Lüneburg between several Protestant powers in order to discuss the formation of an 'evangelical' league of defence, called the 'Confederatio Militiae Evangelicae', against the Catholic League on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history establishment of the Bank of Scotland under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,The Three Estates.   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

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1487  On this day in history birth of esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah   

1487  On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  On this day in history birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.   

1745  On July - 17 birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  On this day in history birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

0656  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on July - 17.   

1070  On this day in history boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on this day in history.   

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

1510  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies   

1531  On July - 17 death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)