Historical Events In May - 17

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

1678  On this day in history king Charles II & Louis XIV sign secret treaty   

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

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

1712  On May - 17 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 May - 17 francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer   

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

1733  On May - 17 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 May - 17 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 May - 17.   

1750  Tax revolt in Gorinchem on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1768  Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV on this day in history.   

1775  In Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. (I wonder what we did?) on May - 17.   

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

1787  English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on May - 17.   

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  24 merchants form NY Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street on this day in history.   

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

1794  Hard frost in southern New England on May - 17.   

1794  Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer on May - 17.   

1796  On May - 17 martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)   

1796  On May - 17 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89   

1800  On May - 17 carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

1803  John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history robert Smith Surtees, novelist   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.   

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

1395  Death of Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on May - 17.   

1521  Death of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478) on May - 17.