414 Historic Events for January 17
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| 1656 |
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Brandenburg and Sweden sign Treaty of K”nigsberg
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| 1657 |
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Pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized
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| 1659 |
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Antonio Veracini, composer
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| 1661 |
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Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
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| 1676 |
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Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73
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| 1683 |
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Gerard van Loon, Dutch historian
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| 1702 |
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Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]
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| 1706 |
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Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
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| 1712 |
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John Stanley, composer
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| 1718 |
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Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switz; kills 53
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| 1719 |
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Jean-Joseph Vade, composer
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| 1728 |
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Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer
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| 1732 |
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Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95)
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| 1733 |
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Thomas Linley, composer
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| 1734 |
Birth |
Fran‡ois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pˆcheurs, Mirza)
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| 1738 |
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Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies
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| 1745 |
Birth |
Nicolas Roze, composer
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| 1746 |
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Battle of Falkirk, Scotland-Edward I defeats and massacres Scots
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| 1750 |
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Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78
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| 1757 |
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German Diet declares war on Prussia
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| 1759 |
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Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist
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| 1761 |
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James Hall, Scotland, geologist
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| 1769 |
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Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer
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| 1771 |
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Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland)
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| 1773 |
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Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66ø 33' S)
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