Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1673  Louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi on this day in history.   

1678  King Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on May - 17.   

1691  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist on May - 17.   

1695  Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1712  Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" on May - 17.   

1727  On May - 17 catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies   

1729  On May - 17 samuel Clarke, theologian, dies   

1732  On May - 17 francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1733  England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions on May - 17.   

1733  England passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported by the colonies from countries that were not British possessions on May - 17.   

1741  John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] on May - 17.   

1742  On this day in history frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians   

1744  On May - 17 french army takes Austrian Netherlands   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination on this day in history.   

1750  On May - 17 tax revolt in Gorinchem   

1750  On this day in history -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem   

1756  On this day in history britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War)   

1756  On May - 17 the French and Indian War starts today when England declares war on France   

1757  War speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec on this day in history.   

1768  Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV on this day in history.   

1775  On May - 17 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. (I wonder what we did?)   

1775  On this day in history american Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.   

1787  English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on May - 17.   

1792  On May - 17 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street   

1792  On May - 17 the New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street   

1792  On May - 17 24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street   

1793  On May - 17 in Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies.   

1794  On May - 17 hard frost in southern New England   

1794  On May - 17 anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

1796  On May - 17 martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)   

1796  On this day in history jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer on May - 17.   

1803  John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine on this day in history.   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist on May - 17.   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  On this day in history birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.   

1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.