Historical Events In October - 17

0532  Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

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

1253  On October - 17 ivo of Kermartin, ]])   

1312  On this day in history jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

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 October - 17.   

1387  On October - 17 swells convent Windesheim initiated   

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  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  On October - 17 tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain   

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

1492  Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) on this day in history.   

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

1556  On October - 17 ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain   

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

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

1586  Philip Sidney, English poet/diplomat, dies in battle at 32 on October - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1651  Future King Charles II flees from England on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1688  Domenico Zipoli, composer on October - 17.   

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

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

1702  Walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies on this day in history.   

1704  Willem Bentinck, orangist on this day in history.   

1707  On this day in history german composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach   

1711  Jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works) on October - 17.   

1720  On this day in history pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris   

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1253  On this day in history birth of ivo of Kermartin, ]])   

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

1577  Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (Judith) was born on October - 17.   

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

1623  On this day in history birth of francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (d. 1687)   

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

1688  On October - 17 birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1174  On October - 17 death of queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  On October - 17 jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

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

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 October - 17.   

1638  On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  On October - 17 death of adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601)