Deaths on July 17

Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)

Martin Dobrizhoffer (7 September 1717 – 17 July 1791) was an Austrian Roman Catholic missionary and writer.

14 Aug

Haitian Revolution
Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony lead by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
21 Aug

Haitian Revolution
A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
22 Aug

Haitian Revolution
Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.
26 Aug

Steamboat
John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
27 Sep

France
Jews in France are granted French citizenship.