Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

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

1678  On May - 17 king Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty   

1691  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist on May - 17.   

1695  On this day in history cornelis de Heem, painter, dies   

1712  On May - 17 maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"   

1727  On this day in history catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies   

1729  Samuel Clarke, theologian, dies on May - 17.   

1732  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history england passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions   

1733  On this day in history england passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported by the colonies from countries that were not British possessions.   

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

1742  On this day in history frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians   

1744  French army takes Austrian Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

1750  On May - 17 -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem   

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

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

1757  War speculators raise the prices of bread and meat by 1000%; 4 oz. of bread the daily ration in Quebec on May - 17.   

1768  On May - 17 caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV   

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

1775  American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada on this day in history.   

1787  On May - 17 english slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

1792  24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history the New York Stock Exchange formed today by 24 merchants at 70 Wall Street   

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

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

1794  On May - 17 hard frost in southern New England   

1794  On this day in history anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

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

1796  Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 on May - 17.   

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

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

1803  On May - 17 robert Smith Surtees, novelist   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on May - 17.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1050  On May - 17 guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.   

1395  On this day in history 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  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on this day in history.