Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

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

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

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

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

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

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

1654  On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on February - 17.   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on February - 17.   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on February - 17.   

1688  On this day in history death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

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

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on February - 17.   

1780  On this day in history death of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

1796  On February - 17 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

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 this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on February - 17.   

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

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer