Page 2: Historical Events In October - 17

1720  Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer on October - 17.   

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

1729  Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer on October - 17.   

1730  On this day in history ernestus Weinrauch, composer   

1734  On this day in history grigori G Orlov, Russ guard officer/favorite of Catharina II   

1740  On this day in history ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia   

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 October - 17.   

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

1777  On October - 17 british General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga NY   

1781  Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown on this day in history.   

1787  Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities on this day in history.   

1797  On October - 17 peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France   

1800  Dutch colony Curacao transfered to England on October - 17.   

1805  On this day in history 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   

1806  On this day in history former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule.   

1806  On this day in history alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist   

1806  Jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, dies on October - 17.   

1808  On this day in history political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw   

1811  On October - 17 albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich)   

1814  London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine on this day in history.   

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  1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris on October - 17.   

1825  Peter Winter, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

1831  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres   

1837  Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer, dies at 58 on October - 17.   

1844  On October - 17 miguel Nieto, composer   

1845  On this day in history franz Ehrle, German prefect of Vatican library   

1848  On October - 17 william "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball   

1849  Frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer, dies at 39 on October - 17.   

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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  Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637) was born on October - 17.   

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

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

1688  On this day in history birth of domenico Zipoli, composer   

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

0532  On October - 17 boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

1174  Death of Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135) on this day in history.   

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