Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1673  On May - 17 louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi   

1678  King Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

1695  Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1712  On this day in history maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"   

1727  Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history samuel Clarke, theologian, dies   

1732  On this day in history francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

1733  England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions on May - 17.   

1733  England passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported by the colonies from countries that were not British possessions on May - 17.   

1741  John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] on May - 17.   

1742  On May - 17 frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians   

1744  On this day in history french army takes Austrian Netherlands   

1749  Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination on this day in history.   

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

1750  -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

1756  On this day in history britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War)   

1756  The French and Indian War starts today when England declares war on France on May - 17.   

1757  On this day in history war speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec.   

1768  Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV on May - 17.   

1775  On this day in history in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. (I wonder what we did?)   

1775  On May - 17 american Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.   

1787  English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on this day in history.   

1792  24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street on May - 17.   

1792  The New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street on May - 17.   

1792  On this day in history 24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street   

1793  On May - 17 in Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies.   

1794  On this day in history hard frost in southern New England   

1794  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer on this day in history.   

1796  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves) on May - 17.   

1796  Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1800  Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history john Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine   

1803  Robert Smith Surtees, novelist on this day in history.   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on May - 17.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.   

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  On May - 17 death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  On May - 17 death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  On this day in history death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  On May - 17 death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Death of Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65   

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)