Page 2: Historical Events In May - 17

1673  Louis Joliet & Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi on May - 17.   

1678  King Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty on May - 17.   

1691  On May - 17 antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

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

1712  Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" on May - 17.   

1727  On May - 17 catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies   

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

1732  Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer on May - 17.   

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

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

1742  Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians on May - 17.   

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

1749  On this day in history edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination   

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on May - 17.   

1750  -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV   

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

1775  American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada on May - 17.   

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

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

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

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

1793  On this day in history in Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies.   

1794  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89   

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

1803  John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine on May - 17.   

1803  On May - 17 robert Smith Surtees, novelist   

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1155  On this day in history birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

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  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  On May - 17 birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer   

1050  Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies on May - 17.   

1189  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)   

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

1365  On May - 17 death of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on May - 17.   

1464  On May - 17 death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

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

1521  On May - 17 death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)