Historical Events In October - 17

0532  Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 17.   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on this day in history.   

0733  Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden on this day in history.   

1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) on this day in history.   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on October - 17.   

1346  On October - 17 david II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III.   

1346  Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years on this day in history.   

1387  Swells convent Windesheim initiated on October - 17.   

1404  Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII on this day in history.   

1415  Jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office on this day in history.   

1448  On this day in history second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.   

1456  The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia) on this day in history.   

1469  Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile on October - 17.   

1483  Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain on October - 17.   

1492  On this day in history columbus sights isle of San Salvador   

1492  On this day in history columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas)   

1552  Andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53 on October - 17.   

1556  Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain on October - 17.   

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer on October - 17.   

1577  On October - 17 cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1626  On this day in history simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt)   

1638  Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on October - 17.   

1651  Future King Charles II flees from England on October - 17.   

1660  Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered, another is hanged on October - 17.   

1662  England's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history domenico Zipoli, composer   

1691  New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth on this day in history.   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen on October - 17.   

1702  On October - 17 walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies   

1704  On this day in history willem Bentinck, orangist   

1707  German composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach on this day in history.   

1711  On October - 17 jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works)   

1720  Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]]) was born on October - 17.   

1563  On October - 17 birth of jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  On this day in history birth of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith)   

1582  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on October - 17.   

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on October - 17.   

1696  August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen was born on this day in history.   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies on October - 17.   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on October - 17.   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on October - 17.   

1552  On October - 17 andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

1586  On October - 17 philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on October - 17.   

1638  On October - 17 death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on this day in history.