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

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.