This Day In European History
17th June
Events1194: King Richard I of England is crowned for a second time.
1397: The Kalmar Union combines Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a single body.
1597: Francis Drake declares the annexation of 'New Albion' (California) to England.
1747: The Heritable Jurisdictions Act is passed in Britain to try and erode Scotland's political and cultural identity.
1789: The Third Estate (which claims to represent France's ordinary population) of the French Estates General declares itself a National Assembly, a stage in the French Revolution.
1823: A waterproof cloth is patented by Charles Mackintosh.
1867: Joseph Lister performs the first operation using antiseptic.
Births
1239: Edward I, King of England.
1682: King Charles XII of Sweden.
1703: John Wesley, Methodist founder.
1791: Countess Selina of Huntingdon, English Methodist.
1818: Charles Gounod, French composer.
1882: Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer.
1898: M. C. Escher, Dutch artist.
Deaths
1696: King John III Sobieski of Poland.
1719: Joseph Addison, English writer.
1734: Claude de Villars, French commander.
1762: Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet.
1839: William Bentinck, British governor of India.
1898: Edward Burne-Jones, English artist.
