October 17 in History
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Lý Nam Đế, first emperor of Vietnam was born in 503, while Agrippina the Elder, Roman wife of Germanicus died in AD 33.
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Born on October 17
- 503 — Lý Nam Đế, first emperor of Vietnam (died 548)
- 1253 — Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (died 1303)
- 1493 — Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (died 1560)
Died on October 17
- AD 33 — Agrippina the Elder, Roman wife of Germanicus (born 14 BC)
- 532 — Pope Boniface II
- 866 — Al-Musta'in, Abbasid caliph (born 836)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for October 17
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