Historical Events In October - 17
Friday, 17 January 2025
0532 On October - 17 boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0532 Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on October - 17.
0733 Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden on October - 17.
1253 On this day in history ivo of Kermartin, ]])
1312 Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on October - 17.
1346 On this day in history david II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III.
1346 On this day in history battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
1387 Swells convent Windesheim initiated on October - 17.
1404 Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII on this day in history.
1415 On October - 17 jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office
1448 Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II on October - 17.
1456 On October - 17 the University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)
1469 On October - 17 crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile
1483 Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain on October - 17.
1492 On this day in history columbus sights isle of San Salvador
1492 On October - 17 columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas)
1552 Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1556 Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain on this day in history.
1563 Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer on October - 17.
1577 On this day in history cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)
1586 On this day in history philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32
1626 Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) on October - 17.
1638 On October - 17 gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63
1651 On this day in history future King Charles II flees from England
1660 Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged on October - 17.
1662 England's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French on this day in history.
1688 Domenico Zipoli, composer on October - 17.
1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth on this day in history.
1696 August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen on October - 17.
1702 Walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies on October - 17.
1704 Willem Bentinck, orangist on this day in history.
1707 German composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach on this day in history.
1711 On October - 17 jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works)
1720 Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris on October - 17.
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