This Day in History
Today: February 17, 2026
1370
Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.[1]
1411
Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.[2]
1500
Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.[3]
1600
On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.[4]
1616
Nurhaci proclaims himself Khan of the Later Jin, precursor to the Qing Dynasty.[5]
1621
Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
1674
An earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Ambon. It triggers a 100<span about="#mwt37" typeof="mw:En...
1676
Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan.[7]
1739
The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
1753
In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.[8]
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