Historical Events In 1717

Jan 04   On this day in history antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1717 netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance   

Jan 05   On this day in history prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles   

Jan 14   German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam in the year 1717.   

Jan 28   Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) in the year 1717.   

Jan 29   Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal in the year 1717.   

Feb 01   In the year 1717 henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France   

Feb 01   Henri d'Aguesseau's first appointment as chancellor of France in the year 1717.   

Feb 10   Pierre de La Garde, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1717 david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)   

Feb 24   Bernhard Hupfeld, composer in the year 1717.   

Feb 26   John Randall, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history the Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England.   

Mar 03   Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 in the year 1717.   

Mar 19   In the year 1717 john Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist   

Mar 26   In the year 1717 manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer   

Mar 31   A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1717 florian Wrastill, composer   

Apr 09   Georg Matthias Monn, composer in the year 1717.   

Apr 30   On this day in history guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer   

May 13   On this day in history maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)   

Jun 09   On this day in history jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69   

Jun 19   On this day in history johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer   

Jun 24   On this day in history 1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London   

Jul 21   Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs   

Aug 10   Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies in the year 1717.   

Aug 13   Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer in the year 1717.   

Aug 16   On this day in history prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade   

Aug 17   In the year 1717 france, Russia & Prussia sign agreement   

Aug 22   Spanish troops lands on Sardinia on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto)   

Nov 02   Johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 16   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, French philosopher/mathematician   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer   

Jan 05   In the year 1717 birth of william Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793)   

Jan 28   Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal   

Feb 02   In the year 1717 birth of ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)   

Feb 10   In the year 1717 birth of pierre de La Garde, composer   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)   

Mar 03   On this day in history pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75   

Mar 19   On this day in history death of john Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist   

Apr 03   Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640) died on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) died on this day in history.   

May 10   John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641) died in the year 1717.   

May 20   John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) died in the year 1717.   

Jun 09   On this day in history jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69   

Jul 21   Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies in the year 1717.