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On This Day: May 17

48 events · 97 deaths · 211 births

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On May 17, history records 48 notable events, 211 famous births and 97 deaths, spanning the years 1395 to 1809.

Events on this day include: Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. (1395); Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. (1521).

Notable people born on May 17 include Jien (1155), Zhu Biao (1355), Edmund, Earl of Rutland (1443).

Notable figures who died on this day include Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei) (528), Yuan Yong (528), Yuan Zhao (528).

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Year 1395

Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

Year 1521

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.

Year 1536

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.

Year 1536

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.

Year 1590

Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.

Year 1642

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.

Year 1673

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.

Year 1792

The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.

Year 1805

Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.

Year 1809

Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.

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🇳🇷 Nauru · Constitution Day

🇳🇴 Norway · Constitution Day

🇸🇪 Sweden · Sunday

Birthdays on 17 May 211

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Jien

b. 1155 – d. 1225

Jien, Japanese monk, historian, and poet (b. 1155)

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Zhu Biao

b. 1355 – d. 1392

Zhu Biao, Chinese prince (d. 1392)

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Edmund, Earl of Rutland

b. 1443 – d. 1460

Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1443)

Engelbert II of Nassau

Engelbert II of Nassau

b. 1451 – d. 1504

Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)

Albert, Duke of Prussia

Albert, Duke of Prussia

b. 1490 – d. 1568

Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1568)

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

b. 1500 – d. 1540

Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua (b. 1500)

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Martin Delrio

b. 1551 – d. 1608

Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and author (b. 1551)

Anna Vasa of Sweden

Anna Vasa of Sweden

b. 1568 – d. 1625

Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess (d. 1625)

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

b. 1628 – d. 1662

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (b. 1628)

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Edward Colman

b. 1636 – d. 1678

Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II (d. 1678)

Bartholomew Roberts

Bartholomew Roberts

b. 1682 – d. 1722

Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)

Andreas Felix von Oefele

Andreas Felix von Oefele

b. 1706 – d. 1780

Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)

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Deaths on 17 May 97

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Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei)

Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei)

d. 528

Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei

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Yuan Yong

d. 528

Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei

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Yuan Zhao

d. 528 (b. 526)

Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 526)

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Liu Jianfeng

d. 896

Liu Jianfeng, Chinese warlord

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Li Maozhen

d. 924 (b. 856)

Li Maozhen, Chinese warlord and king (b. 856)

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Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah

d. 946 (b. 893)

Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (b. 893)

Daumantas of Pskov

Daumantas of Pskov

d. 1299

Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1240)

Emperor Go-Fushimi

Emperor Go-Fushimi

d. 1336 (b. 1288)

Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (b. 1288)

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg

d. 1365 (b. 1328)

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)

Konstantin Dejanović

Konstantin Dejanović

d. 1395 (b. 1355)

Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (b. 1355)

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros

d. 1464 (b. 1427)

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1464)

Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli

d. 1510 (b. 1445)

Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)

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