Page 2: Historical Events In October - 17

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

1725  On October - 17 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 October - 17 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  On October - 17 arnold Hoogvliet, poet (Abraham the patriarch), dies at 76   

1777  On this day in history british General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, NY   

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

1781  Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown on this day in history.   

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

1797  On this day in history peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France   

1800  Dutch colony Curacao transfered to England on this day in history.   

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

1806  Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist on this day in history.   

1806  Jean Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, dies on this day in history.   

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

1811  On this day in history 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  Emanuel Geibel, writer on this day in history.   

1817  Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan) on October - 17.   

1825  On October - 17 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris   

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

1829  Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opened on this day in history.   

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

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

1837  On October - 17 johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian composer, dies at 58   

1844  On this day in history miguel Nieto, composer   

1845  On October - 17 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 October - 17 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  On this day in history birth of johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)   

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

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

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

1696  On October - 17 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  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 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 October - 17.   

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