Historical Events In October - 17
Saturday, 08 February 2025
0532 Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 17.
0532 Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on October - 17.
0733 Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden on this day in history.
1253 Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) on October - 17.
1312 On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies
1346 David II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III on this day in history.
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 On October - 17 swells convent Windesheim initiated
1404 On October - 17 cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII
1415 Jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office on October - 17.
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 this day in history 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 Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile on October - 17.
1483 On October - 17 tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain
1492 On October - 17 columbus sights isle of San Salvador
1492 On October - 17 columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas)
1552 On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53
1556 On October - 17 ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain
1563 On October - 17 jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer
1577 Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) on this day in history.
1586 On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32
1626 Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history 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 On October - 17 england's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French.
1688 On October - 17 domenico Zipoli, composer
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 On this day in history walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies
1704 On this day in history willem Bentinck, orangist
1707 German composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach on October - 17.
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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