Historical Events In July - 17

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

0561  On July - 17 john III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I   

0656  Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on this day in history.   

0855  On this day in history st Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0924  On this day in history 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   

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 this day in history.   

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  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1203  Venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees on July - 17.   

1245  Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time on July - 17.   

1345  On this day in history jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

1393  Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria on July - 17.   

1429  Dauphin crowned king of France on this day in history.   

1453  On July - 17 1st battle at Castillon: French beat English troops   

1453  John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader on July - 17.   

1473  On this day in history charles the Stout conquerors Nijmegen   

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

1509  Venice recaptures Padua on this day in history.   

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

1549  Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium on July - 17.   

1552  On July - 17 siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun   

1583  On July - 17 spanish & Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk   

1585  English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I on July - 17.   

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  Lieven de Key, Flemish master builder (Vleeshal), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1645  Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

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

1682  Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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 July - 17.   

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

1702  Johann Schneider, composer on July - 17.   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

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

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history birth of elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

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

1763  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1345  On July - 17 death of jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched   

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)