Historical Events In July - 17

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

1709  On July - 17 pascal Collasse, composer, dies at 60   

1712  England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] on July - 17.   

1727  Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1753  On July - 17 andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies   

1762  On this day in history catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.   

1762  On this day in history peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34   

1763  On this day in history the birth of John Jacob Astor, US millionaire   

1763  Johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education on July - 17.   

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  On this day in history the first military hospital approved   

1775  1st military hospital approved on July - 17.   

1775  On this day in history august Harder, composer   

1788  On July - 17 russian fleet destroys Swedish   

1791  On this day in history 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.   

1793  Charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined on this day in history.   

1794  African Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated on July - 17.   

1794  On July - 17 richard Allen organizes Phila's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church   

1794  Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer, dies at 45 on July - 17.   

1804  Christian Ernst Graf, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1815  Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces on July - 17.   

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer on this day in history.   

1821  Spain cedes Florida to US on this day in history.   

1826  On July - 17 joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65   

1827  On July - 17 frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)   

1830  On this day in history eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator)   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer on July - 17.   

1838  John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1839  On July - 17 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

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

1487  On this day in history birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

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 July - 17.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)