Births on May 17

Edward Colman

Born on May 17, 1636

Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II (d. 1678)

Edward Colman or Coleman (17 May 1636 – 3 December 1678) was an English Catholic courtier under Charles II of England. He was hanged, drawn and quartered on a treason charge, having been implicated by Titus Oates in his false accusations concerning a Popish Plot. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929.

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Events on 1636

30 Apr

Siege of Schenkenschans
Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.
4 Oct

Battle of Wittstock
The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.
28 Oct

Massachusetts Bay Colony
A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.

Births on May 17

Edward Colman

Born on May 17, 1636

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Siege of Schenkenschans

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