Page 2: Historical Events In July - 17

1704  Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on July - 17.   

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

1712  On this day in history england, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th]   

1727  On July - 17 simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor   

1740  On July - 17 prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV   

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

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 July - 17.   

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

1762  Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1763  The birth of John Jacob Astor, US millionaire on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history johannes H van der Palm, Dutch theologist/minister of Education   

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

1764  On July - 17 johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82   

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

1775  On this day in history the first military hospital approved   

1775  On this day in history 1st military hospital approved   

1775  On this day in history august Harder, composer   

1788  On this day in history russian fleet destroys Swedish   

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 July - 17.   

1793  Charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history african Church of St Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated   

1794  On July - 17 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 this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer   

1821  On this day in history spain cedes Florida to US   

1826  Joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65 on July - 17.   

1827  Frederick A Able, English chemist/inventor (cordiet) on July - 17.   

1830  Eelco Refer, linguist (Dictionary for the Dutch translator) on July - 17.   

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

1838  John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1839  Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on July - 17.   

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

1487  Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On July - 17 birth of johann Schneider, composer   

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

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  Death of Uthman ibn Affan, Third Caliph, assassinated on July - 17.   

0924  Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies on July - 17.   

1025  On July - 17 boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies   

1070  On July - 17 boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies   

1345  Death of Jacob Van Artevelde, [Manner Man], Flemish broker, lynched on this day in history.   

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

1510  Edmund Dudley, English minister of Justice/Finance, dies on July - 17.   

1531  On this day in history death of hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese military commander (b. 1484)