Events Of This Day In The Past. 17/5/20
1745) 1838 – René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799) 1838 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754) 1839 – Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757) 1868 –...