Historical Events In July - 17

1704  On July - 17 pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer   

1709  On July - 17 pascal Collasse, composer, dies at 60   

1712  England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] on this day in history.   

1727  Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

1740  Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering   

1746  On this day in history anthonie van de Heim, Dutch pension advisor (1737-46), dies at 53   

1753  Andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.   

1762  On July - 17 peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34   

1763  The birth of John Jacob Astor, US millionaire on July - 17.   

1763  On July - 17 johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1764  Johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82 on July - 17.   

1774  Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata) on July - 17.   

1775  The first military hospital approved on this day in history.   

1775  1st military hospital approved on July - 17.   

1775  On this day in history august Harder, composer   

1788  Russian fleet destroys Swedish on July - 17.   

1791  Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people on this day in history.   

1793  Charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined on July - 17.   

1794  On July - 17 african Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated   

1794  On this day in history richard Allen organizes Phila's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church   

1794  Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1804  Christian Ernst Graf, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1815  Napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces on July - 17.   

1817  Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history spain cedes Florida to US   

1826  Joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1827  On July - 17 frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet)   

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) on this day in history.   

1832  Johan August Soderman, composer on this day in history.   

1838  John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on July - 17.   

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on this day in history.   

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1487  Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah was born on July - 17.   

1487  On July - 17 birth of ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on July - 17.   

1702  Johann Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering was born on July - 17.   

1745  On this day in history birth of petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)   

1763  On July - 17 birth of johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

1763  On July - 17 birth of john Jacob Astor, Germany, richest man in US, banker/fur trader   

0656  On July - 17 death of uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated.   

0924  On this day in history edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies   

1025  Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies on July - 17.   

1070  Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on July - 17.   

1453  On this day in history death of john Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, English military leader   

1510  On July - 17 edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies   

1531  Death of Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484) on July - 17.