Historical Events In July - 17

0180  Christenen Cittinu/ onatu/ atzalu/ ecund/ peratu/ estia sentenced to death in Carthago.   

0561  In this year, John III starts his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I   

0855  St Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0924  Edward the Elder of Wessex and Mercia dies and is succeeded by his son Athelstan, 29, who will reign until 940, continuing his father's conquest of the Danelaw north of the Thames-Lea line from the Vikings who have been in Britain since 787   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies.   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duk/ ing of Poland, dies   

1054  Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king   

1070  Arnulf III the Hapless is recorded as becoming earl of Flanders.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flander/ enegouwen, dies   

1203  Venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees.   

1245  Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time.   

1487  Esma'il i: Shah who converted iran from sunni to shi'ah   

1487  Ismail i: Shah of persia   

1674  Isaac watts: England, writer/preacher/hymnist (horae lyrican)   

1744  Elbridge gerry: (dr) 5th vp (mass-gov), invented gerrymandering   

1745  Petr alekseevich pahlen: Russian general   

1763  Johannes h van der palm: Dutch theologist/minister of education   

1763  John jacob astor: Germany, richest man in us, banker/fur trader   

1775  August harder: Composer   

0656  Uthman ibn affan: Third caliph, assassinated   

0924  Edward: The older, english speaking king (899-924),   

1025  Boleslaw i chobry: [the brave], duke/king of poland,   

1070  Boudouin vi: Count of flanders/henegouwen,   

1345  Jacob van artevelde: [manner man], flemish broker, lynched   

1453  John talbot: 1st earl of shrewsbury, english military leader   

1510  Edmund dudley: English minister of justice/finance,   

1531  Hosokawa takakuni: Japanese military commander (b. 1484)