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01/17/0395
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Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49
Type: Death
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01/17/1103
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Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1119
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Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1229
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Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68
Type: Death
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01/17/1342
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Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy
Type: Birth
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01/17/1463
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Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther
Type: Birth
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01/17/1501
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Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
Type: Event
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01/17/1501
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Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1504
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Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1517
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Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1536
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Fran‡ois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III
Type: Event
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01/17/1545
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Antonio Pace, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1562
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Edict of St Germain recognizes Huguenots in France
Type: Event
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01/17/1574
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Robert Fludd, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1584
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Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar
Type: Event
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01/17/1595
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French king Henri IV declares war on Spain
Type: Event
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01/17/1600
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Pedro Cald‚ron de la Barca, Spanish poet/dramatist
Type: Birth
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01/17/1600
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Calderon, writer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1601
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France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in treaty with Spain
Type: Event
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01/17/1604
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Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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01/17/1612
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Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general
Type: Birth
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01/17/1617
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Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68
Type: Death
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01/17/1620
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Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59
Type: Death
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01/17/1625
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Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50
Type: Death
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01/17/1654
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Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried
Type: Death
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01/17/1656
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Brandenburg and Sweden sign Treaty of K”nigsberg
Type: Event
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01/17/1657
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Pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized
Type: Birth
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01/17/1659
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Antonio Veracini, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1661
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Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
Type: Death
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01/17/1676
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Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73
Type: Death
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01/17/1683
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Gerard van Loon, Dutch historian
Type: Birth
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01/17/1702
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Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]
Type: Death
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01/17/1706
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Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
Type: Birth
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01/17/1712
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John Stanley, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1718
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Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switz; kills 53
Type: Event
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01/17/1719
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Jean-Joseph Vade, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1728
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Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1732
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Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1733
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Thomas Linley, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1734
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Fran‡ois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pˆcheurs, Mirza)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1738
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Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies
Type: Death
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01/17/1745
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Nicolas Roze, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1746
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Battle of Falkirk, Scotland-Edward I defeats and massacres Scots
Type: Event
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01/17/1750
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Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78
Type: Death
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01/17/1757
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German Diet declares war on Prussia
Type: Event
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01/17/1759
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Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist
Type: Birth
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01/17/1761
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James Hall, Scotland, geologist
Type: Birth
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01/17/1769
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Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer
Type: Birth
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01/17/1771
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Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland)
Type: Birth
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01/17/1773
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Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66ø 33' S)
Type: Event
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