On October 17, history records 49 notable events, 220 famous births and 107 deaths, spanning the years 1091 to 1771.
Events on this day include: London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. (1091); Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by the English near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years. (1346).
Notable people born on October 17 include Lý Nam Đế (503), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1493).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Boniface II (532), Al-Musta'in (866), Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir (1271).
Events on 17 October 49
See all →London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by the English near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.
The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia).
Kepler's Supernova: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.
Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, age 15.
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Birthdays on 17 October 220
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