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1717Jun, 8

John Collins (Continental Congress)

John Collins, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1795)
John Collins (June 8, 1717 – March 4, 1795), was the third governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1786 to 1790. He was the last Independent to serve as governor of Rhode Island until Lincoln Chafee (2011–2015). He signed the Articles of Confederation and is thus considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Events on 1717

  • 4Jan

    Triple Alliance (1717)

    The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
  • 31Mar

    Benjamin Hoadly

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

    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.
  • 17Aug

    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.