On September 17, history records 64 notable events, 251 famous births and 110 deaths, spanning the years 456 to 1658.
Events on this day include: Remistus, Roman general (magister militum), is besieged by a Gothic force at Ravenna and later executed in the Palace in Classis, outside the city. (456); Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". (1111).
Notable people born on September 17 include Charles the Simple (879), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), James of Portugal (1433).
Notable figures who died on this day include Remistus (456), Unni (bishop) (936), Li Jingsui (958).
Events on 17 September 64
See all →Remistus, Roman general (magister militum), is besieged by a Gothic force at Ravenna and later executed in the Palace in Classis, outside the city.
Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".
The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.
The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War.
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Birthdays on 17 September 251
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Deaths on 17 September 110
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