A Daily Dose of History (17 May 2025) Today's historical events:
- Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
- Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
- Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive.
- George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
- Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
- Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
- Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
- Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.
- Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
- Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
- French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.
- The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
- Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
- Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
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