Page 2: Historical Events In July - 17

1704  Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on this day in history.   

1709  Pascal Collasse, composer, dies at 60 on July - 17.   

1712  England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] on this day in history.   

1727  On July - 17 simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor   

1740  On this day in history prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV   

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

1746  Anthonie van de Heim, Dutch pension advisor (1737-46), dies at 53 on July - 17.   

1753  Andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

1762  Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia on July - 17.   

1762  Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1763  The birth of John Jacob Astor, US millionaire on this day in history.   

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

1763  Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82   

1774  Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata) on this day in history.   

1775  The first military hospital approved on this day in history.   

1775  On July - 17 1st military hospital approved   

1775  August Harder, composer on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history russian fleet destroys Swedish   

1791  Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people on July - 17.   

1793  On this day in history charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined   

1794  On this day in history african Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated   

1794  Richard Allen organizes Phila's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church on July - 17.   

1794  On this day in history jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer, dies at 45   

1804  On this day in history christian Ernst Graf, composer, dies at 80   

1815  On this day in history napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces.   

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer on July - 17.   

1821  On July - 17 spain cedes Florida to US   

1826  Joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)   

1830  On July - 17 eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)   

1832  On July - 17 johan August Soderman, composer   

1838  On July - 17 john Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82   

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1674  On July - 17 birth of isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican)   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on July - 17.   

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  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education was born on this day in history.   

1763  John Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader was born on July - 17.   

0656  On July - 17 death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

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.   

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

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

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

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

1531  Death of Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484) on this day in history.