Arrest of David II
Imprisoned in the Tower & ransomed for 10,000 pounds
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October 17 in History
This permanent archive page contains 145 World History Database records for October 17, spanning 1346 to 2023. Recorded topics include Arrest of David II; Battle of Nevilles Cross; Neville's Cross.
Total: 145Events: 127Births: 2Deaths: 9Battles: 7Countries: 24
Events on October 17
Neville's Cross
Remains before Calais while northern England defeats David II at Neville's Cross
Regency
Appointed Regent after the Capture of David II by the English
Dismissal
Fails to persuade Pope Clement VII to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial
Treason
Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial
Succession
The House of Lords decides to petition Elizabeth I for a marriage & successor. Parliament discusses linking the subsidy Bill to a declaration about the succession
Succession
Declares in Parliament that Elizabeth I should settle the succession
Execution
Jones is executed as one of the regicides after the Restoration.
Execution
Scrope is executed for signing the death warrant of Charles I.
Evacuation from Ingria
Lybecker's army is evacuated by sea after the failed Ingria operation, losing many horses and supplies.
Ingria Campaign
Lybecker's campaign ends with evacuation near the Gulf of Finland after failing to threaten Saint Petersburg.
Reform of Government
Suspended due to fears of a Jacobite uprising
Ascanio in Alba
Ascanio in Alba premieres in Milan.
Convention
Surrenders his entire force to the Americans
Lieutenant
Joins his regiment at Douai
Vermont Senate Election
Chosen as one of Vermont's first US senators
Vermont Senate Election
Chosen as one of Vermont's first US senators
Cuts finances to the Prussian military, blames them for defeat to France
Cuts finances to the Prussian military, blames them for defeat to France in Germany
Rule of Venice
Under the Treaty of Campo Formio Venice is awarded to Austria
Treaty of Campo Formio
Replaces the Treaty of Leoben, Venice is awarded to Austria
Treaty of Campo Formio
Austria receives Venice, Dalmatia & Istria
Treaty of Campo Formio
Austria recognizes the Cisalpine Republic & cedes the left bank of the Rhine to France
Treaty of Campo Formio
France gains Belgian provinces
Treaty of Campo Formio
Napoleon concluded the Treaty of Campo Formio with Austria, ending the War of the First Coalition between France and Austria.
Leipzig Armistice Offer
Attempts diplomatic contact during the pause between the main battle days.
Siege of Sevastopol
Begins to bombard Sevastopol.
Armoured Batteries
Oversees French armoured floating batteries whose heavy fire demonstrates the value of protected steam warships.
Defence of Kinburn
Commands the Russian garrison at Kinburn during the Allied naval and amphibious attack.
Home Rule
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL). Combines moderate agrarianism, a Home Rule programme with electoral functions, is hierarchical and autocratic in structure with Parnell wielding immense authority and direct Parliamentary control
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy
Irish National League
Combines moderate agrarianism, a Home Rule programme with electoral functions, is hierarchical and autocratic in structure with Parnell wielding immense authority and direct Parliamentary control
Irish National League
Parnell leaves the day-to-day running of the INL in the hands of his lieutenants Timothy Harrington as Secretary, William OBrien editor of its newspaper United Ireland and Timothy Healy.
Irish National League
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL).
Irish National League
The informal alliance between the new, tightly disciplined INL and the Catholic Church is one of the main factors for the revitalisation of the national Home Rule.
Irish National League Founded
Helps establish the Irish National League.
Land League
Parnell seeks to use his experience and huge support to advance his pursuit of Home Rule and resurrect the suppressed Land League as the Irish National League (INL)
Nationalist Organisation Rebuilt
The new organization combines Home Rule politics with moderate agrarianism.
Drama
The first night of The Seagull at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Petersburg was a fiasco, booed by the audience, and stung Chekhov into renouncing the theatre
Grand Duke Nicholas Warning
Military dictatorship is rejected as constitutional concessions are accepted.
October Manifesto
Issues the October Manifesto promising civil liberties and a Duma.
October Manifesto
Helps secure the manifesto during the revolutionary strike wave.
October Manifesto
Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, promising civil rights and a Duma.
October Manifesto
Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, promising civil rights and a Duma.
October Manifesto
Nicholas II signs the October Manifesto under Witte's influence.
October Manifesto
Nicholas II signs the October Manifesto under Witte's influence.
October Manifesto
Persuades Nicholas II to accept concessions during the revolutionary crisis.
October Manifesto
Persuades Nicholas II to accept concessions during the revolutionary crisis.
October Manifesto
The manifesto promises basic rights and an elected legislature.
October Manifesto
The manifesto promises freedom of conscience speech meeting and association.
October Manifesto
Witte argues that concessions are needed to end the general strike.
October Manifesto
Witte persuades Nicholas II to avoid a military dictatorship.
October Manifesto
Witte's advice shapes Nicholas II's constitutional concessions.
October Manifesto
Witte's programme offers constitutional concessions to calm the empire.
Reform of Revolutionary Government
Signs the "October Manifesto", establishing the State Duma as the elected legislature
Balkan League
After issuing an ultimatum to the Porte on October 13, Greece declares war on Turkey on October 17
Declaration of War
After issuing an ultimatum to the Porte on October 13, Greece declares war on Turkey on October 17
Declaration of War
Following an ultimatum to the Ottomans, the remaining members of the Balkan alliance enter the conflict
Declaration of War
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on Turkey
Serbia Declares War
Faces declarations of war from Serbia and its Balkan allies.
Serbia Declares War
Leads the Serbian government as it declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
Capture of Ostend
Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Capture of Ostend
Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Health of Maustafa Kemal Ataturk
Ataturk 1st goes into a coma
Huntsman Scuttled after Prisoner Transfer
After Huntsman's prisoners are transferred to Altmark, Langsdorff has the captured merchant ship scuttled.
Maiden Parliamentary Contributions
Begins contributing to Commons debates, including discussion of British policy toward Greece.
President of Chile
Serves briefly as acting president before Gabriel Gonzalez Videla is inaugurated.
Independence of Myanmar
Signs the Treaty establishing Burmese independence
Nu Attlee Treaty
Signs the treaty establishing Burmese independence from Britain
Governor-General of Pakistan
Malik Ghulam Muhammad becomes Governor-General after Nazimuddin changes office.
Governor-General Resignation
Nazimuddin leaves the Governor-General's office to become Prime Minister.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Nazimuddin begins his premiership after leaving the Governor-General's office.
Succession
Khwaja Nazimuddin succeeds Liaquat Ali Khan as Prime Minister.
Calder Hall
Calder Hall opens as a British nuclear power station.
Calder Hall
Opens Calder Hall, promoted as the world's first full-scale nuclear power station
Calder Hall
Opens Calder Hall nuclear power station
Nuclear Power
Opens Calder Hall nuclear power station
Supreme Soviet Citizenship Letter
With assistance from his Intourist guide, Lee mailed a letter to the Supreme Soviet requesting Soviet citizenship.
Congress of Communist Party, 21st
By 1980 "distribution according to need" should be in place
Congress of Communist Party, 22nd
Proposes a 20 year plan to usher in a communist society
Twenty-Second Party Congress Opens
Opens the Twenty-Second Party Congress and renews public criticism of Stalin-era repression.
Twenty-Year Communist Programme
Presents a new party programme promising to build the material foundations of communism within twenty years.
Crisis Warning and Deadline Proposal
McCone recommended warning Moscow and Havana, demanding prompt dismantlement, and reserving a large military strike if the offensive missile deployment remained in place.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bundy coordinated meetings and intelligence distribution as advisers compared military and political responses to the missile deployment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gilpatric helped assess air-strike and quarantine options while the Defense Department prepared forces for possible action.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy continued reviewing air-strike, invasion, quarantine, and diplomatic alternatives with his advisers.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McCone briefed senior officials on expanding photographic evidence and the estimated readiness of Soviet offensive missile sites in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McNamara asked military planners to refine blockade, air-strike, and invasion options while the President considered how to respond.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Rusk examined diplomatic consequences of air strikes, invasion, and quarantine while the missile discovery remained secret.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Stevenson urged consideration of a diplomatic settlement alongside military pressure.
Eisenhower Missile Briefing
At Kennedy's request, McCone briefed former President Eisenhower on the Soviet buildup and showed him U-2 photographs of developing medium-range missile sites.
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Korner interviews the Jimi Hendrix Experience for the BBC radio showTop Gear. Some of these tracks, including audio of Korner himself, appear on the Hendrix double-CD BBC Sessions, including Korner playing slide guitar on "(Im Your) Hoochie Coochie Man"
Gulf Oil Nationalization
Ovando nationalises Gulf Oil's Bolivian holdings
Bombing of Swissair
The PFLP-GC plant a time bomb on a Swissair jet that blows up on a flight from Zurich to Tel Aviv, all 47 aboard are killed
European Communities Act
Secures legislation giving domestic effect to European Community obligations.
European Communities Act
Supports the legislation enabling Britain to join the European Communities.
Arab Oil Embargo
Supports restrictions on oil supplies during the October Arab-Israeli war.
Arab Oil Embargo
Implements Saudi petroleum policy during the 1973 oil embargo.
Embargo
Arab oil embargo
Oil Embargo
The Arab oil embargo intensifies inflation, energy shortages and economic disruption.
Poland World Cup Qualifier
Misses England's 1-1 draw with Poland at Wembley that ends qualification hopes for the 1974 World Cup.
World Cup Qualification Failure
England draw 1-1 with Poland at Wembley and fail to qualify for the 1974 World Cup.
Squeeze Box Single
Release Squeeze Box as a single.
GSG 9
The passengers of the Boeing 737 are freed in an assault carried out by German GSG 9 special forces in the early hours of 18 October 1977 which saw the death of three of the terrorists. Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Hijack
The passengers of the Boeing 737 are freed in an assault carried out by German GSG 9 special forces in the early hours of 18 October 1977 which saw the death of three of the terrorists
Suicide
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Suicide
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Suicide
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Suicide
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Marriage Reform Decree
The government issues a decree regulating marriage payments and setting minimum marriage ages.
The River
Releases The River, a double album mixing party songs, working-class stories and darker adult themes.
Opel
A collection of out-takes and unheard tracks by Syd is released under the title, "Opel"
Peace Treaty
Leaders of Israel and Jordan initial a draft peace Treaty
End of Thorbjørn Jagland Government
The Thorbjørn Jagland Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
First Kjell Magne Bondevik Government
Begins the First Kjell Magne Bondevik Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Norway
Appointed Prime Minister of Norway, 1st term
Disaster
Hatfield train crash, leads to very restrictive speed limits
Gas War
Sanchez de Lozada resigns after deadly protests over natural-gas policy.
President of Bolivia
Mesa Gisbert assumes the presidency after Sanchez de Lozada resigns.
Resignation of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada
Sanchez de Lozada resigns after mass protests over gas exports and state violence
End of Second Kjell Magne Bondevik Government
The Second Kjell Magne Bondevik Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Second Jens Stoltenberg Government
Begins the Second Jens Stoltenberg Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
One Hundred Champions League Appearances
Becomes the first English player to reach one hundred Champions League appearances.
Invasion of Iraq
Turkeys Parliament votes, 507 to 19, to allow the deployment of troops into northern Iraq to deal with attacks on Turkey by Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Revised Withdrawal Agreement
Agrees a revised Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union.
ATACMS Use Confirmed
Confirms that Ukraine has used United States-supplied ATACMS missiles.
Births on October 17
Birth of Anders Celsius
Birth of Anders Celsius
Birth of John Norman Johnny Haynes
Birth of John Norman "Johnny" Haynes
Deaths on October 17
Death of Lionel of Antwerp
Lionel Duke of Clarence dies in Italy
Death of John Neville
Death of John Neville
Death of Thomas Clifford
Death of Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
Death of Frederic Chopin
Death of Frederic Chopin, consumption at the age of 38
Death of Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon
Death of Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon
Death of Andraes Baader
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Death of Gudrun Ensslin
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Death of Irmgard Muller
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact. RAF member Irmgard Muller is found with four stab wounds to her chest, but survives
Death of Jan-Carl Raspe
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Battles on October 17
Battle of Nevilles Cross
David II is defeated & captured
Battle of Kinburn
Uses armored floating batteries during the attack on Kinburn.
Battle of Kinburn
Supports Allied naval operations at Kinburn.
Battle of Kinburn
Helps command French naval forces during the attack on the Russian fortress at Kinburn.
Battle of Flanders
Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Battle of Flanders
Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Battle of the Selle
The Battle of the Selle (17th - 26th October 1918) took place as the Allies continued the advance after the Second Battle of Cambrai, recapturing French villages one by one as the German forces reatreated to the north-east