Day In History
This Day in History
Today: May 17, 2026
1395
Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.[1]
1521
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.[2]
1527
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men – by 1536 only four survive.[3]
1536
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
1536
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
1590
Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
1642
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
1648
An allied French and Swedish army defeats Imperial and Bavarian forces in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.[4]
1673
Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
1756
Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
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