Births on February 2

Ernst Gideon von Laudon

Born on February 2, 1717

Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)

Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon; 13 February 1717 – 14 July 1790) was a Baltic German-born Austrian generalisimo and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great. He served the position of military governorship of Habsburg Serbia from his capture of Belgrade in 1789 until his death while cooperating with the resistance fighters of Koča Anđelković.

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Events on 1717

4 Jan

Triple Alliance (1717)
The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
31 Mar

Benjamin Hoadly
A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
17 Jul

Water Music (Handel)
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.
17 Aug

Siege of Belgrade (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.

Births on February 2

Ernst Gideon von Laudon

Born on February 2, 1717

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Events on 1717

Triple Alliance (1717)

Benjamin Hoadly

Water Music (Handel)

Siege of Belgrade (1717)