Important Historical Events of the year 1717, Year 1717 in History

List of 1717 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1717

What happened in the year 1717?

Date Event
January 4, 1717 The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
March 31, 1717 A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
April 10, 1717 Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720.
June 24, 1717 The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
July 17, 1717 King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
August 17, 1717 Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
August 22, 1717 Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
September 29, 1717 An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.