January 17 1468 – Albanian lord Skanderbeg dies 1504 – Pope Pius V is born 1601 – The Treaty of Lyons ends war between Savoy and France 1706 – Statesman, diplomat, scientist and inventor who helped draft the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, is born 1746 – The young pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, defeats government […]

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