414 Historic Events for January 17
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| 395 |
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Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49
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| 1103 |
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Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies
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| 1119 |
Death |
Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies
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| 1229 |
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Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68
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| 1342 |
Birth |
Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy
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| 1463 |
Birth |
Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther
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| 1501 |
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Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
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| 1501 |
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Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)
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| 1504 |
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Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)
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| 1517 |
Birth |
Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)
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| 1536 |
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Fran‡ois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III
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| 1545 |
Birth |
Antonio Pace, composer
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| 1562 |
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Edict of St Germain recognizes Huguenots in France
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| 1574 |
Birth |
Robert Fludd, composer
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| 1584 |
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Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar
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| 1595 |
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French king Henri IV declares war on Spain
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| 1600 |
Birth |
Pedro Cald‚ron de la Barca, Spanish poet/dramatist
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| 1600 |
Birth |
Calderon, writer
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| 1601 |
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France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in treaty with Spain
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| 1604 |
Death |
Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61
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| 1612 |
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Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general
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| 1617 |
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Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68
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| 1620 |
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Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59
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| 1625 |
Death |
Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50
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| 1654 |
Death |
Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried
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