Page 2: Historical Events In October - 17

1720  Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history john Wilkes, English journalist/MP (N Briton)   

1729  On October - 17 pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer   

1730  Ernestus Weinrauch, composer on October - 17.   

1734  On October - 17 grigori G Orlov, Russ guard officer/favorite of Catharina II   

1740  Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia on this day in history.   

1748  French troops lift siege of English at Pondicherry, India on this day in history.   

1763  Arnold Hoogvliet, poet (Abraham the patriarch), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1777  British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, NY on this day in history.   

1777  British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga NY on October - 17.   

1781  On this day in history cornwallis defeated at Yorktown   

1787  On October - 17 boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities   

1797  Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history dutch colony Curacao transfered to England   

1805  Napoleon breaks camp at Boulogne, proceeds by forced marches into Germany, forces the surrender October 17 at Ulm of a 30,000-man Austrian army under Baron Karl Mack von Leiberich, 53, and caps the victory by taking Vienna on this day in history.   

1806  Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule on October - 17.   

1806  Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist on October - 17.   

1806  On this day in history jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, dies   

1808  Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw on this day in history.   

1811  Albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich) on October - 17.   

1814  London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine on October - 17.   

1815  On October - 17 napoleon arrives in St Helena   

1815  On October - 17 emanuel Geibel, writer   

1817  Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan) on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris   

1825  On this day in history peter Winter, composer, dies at 71   

1829  On October - 17 delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opened   

1829  Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens on October - 17.   

1831  Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres on October - 17.   

1837  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer, dies at 58   

1844  Miguel Nieto, composer on October - 17.   

1845  Franz Ehrle, German prefect of Vatican library on October - 17.   

1848  William "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer, dies at 39   

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

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

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

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

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

1626  Simon van Leeuwen, lawyer/historian (Roman-Holland regt) was born on October - 17.   

1688  On this day in history 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  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on this day in history.   

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

1552  On this day in history andreas Osiander, Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53   

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

1616  On October - 17 death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  Death of Gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 on this day in history.   

1660  Death of Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) on October - 17.