Famous Deaths In February - 17

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 on February - 17.   

1624  On February - 17 death of juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on February - 17.   

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

1673  On February - 17 moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1680  On February - 17 death of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)   

1688  Death of Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on February - 17.   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1732  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63 on February - 17.   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on this day in history.   

1780  On February - 17 death of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1847  On February - 17 william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  On this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

1854  On February - 17 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on February - 17.   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on February - 17.   

1875  On February - 17 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1890  On February - 17 death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)   

1901  On February - 17 ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.