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  Cornelis de Heem, painter, dies on May - 17.   

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

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

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

1732  On May - 17 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  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  On May - 17 john Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6]   

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

1744  On this day in history french army takes Austrian Netherlands   

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

1750  On May - 17 tax revolt in Gorinchem   

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

1756  On May - 17 britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War)   

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

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  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  In Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 sights the Rockies on this day in history.   

1794  Hard frost in southern New England on this day in history.   

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

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

1796  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

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

1444  On May - 17 birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

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

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

1568  On this day in history 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  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on May - 17.   

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 May - 17.   

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)