Notable Historical Events - 1717
1717 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 4 |
Netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance |
Jan 5 |
Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles |
Jan 14 |
German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam |
Feb 1 |
Henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France |
Mar 2 |
The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England. |
Mar 31 |
A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy. |
Jun 24 |
1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London |
Jul 17 |
Handel's "Water Music" premieres on the river Thames in London |
Jul 28 |
Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs |
Aug 16 |
Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade |
Aug 17 |
France, Russia & Prussia sign agreement |
Aug 22 |
Spanish troops lands on Sardinia |
Nov 28 |
Blackbeard attacks a French merchant vessel called "La Concorde", which he would capture and rename as the "Queen Anne's Revenge" |
Dec 5 |
Blackbeard ransacks the merchant sloop "Margaret" and keeps her captain, Henry Bostock, prisoner for 8 hours before releasing him. Bostock would later provide the first recorded of Blackbeard's appearance, with specific reference to his "very black beard", providing the source for his name |
Dec 25 |
Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces, thousands killed |
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