Historical Events In October - 17

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

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

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  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1346  David II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III on this day in history.   

1346  On October - 17 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.   

1387  Swells convent Windesheim initiated on October - 17.   

1404  Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII on October - 17.   

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

1448  Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II on October - 17.   

1456  On October - 17 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)   

1469  On October - 17 crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castile   

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

1492  Columbus sights isle of San Salvador on this day in history.   

1492  Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) on October - 17.   

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

1556  On this day in history ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain   

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

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

1586  On this day in history philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32   

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

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 this day in history.   

1662  England's King Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French on October - 17.   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth   

1696  On October - 17 august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen   

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

1704  On October - 17 willem Bentinck, orangist   

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

1711  Jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works) on this day in history.   

1720  Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris on October - 17.   

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

1563  Jodocus Hondius, Flemish mathematician/cartographer was born on this day in history.   

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On October - 17 birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

1623  Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

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

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of august III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen   

0532  On this day in history boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  On this day in history death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies on this day in history.   

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

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

1616  Death of John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) on this day in history.   

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 October - 17.