WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO OCTOBER 1717
Find out what all happened May to October 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. (17. August 1717)

Spanish troops land on Sardinia. (22. August 1717)

The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London, England. (24. June 1717)

An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city. (29. September 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. (17. July 1717)

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