Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

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

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  On February - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1624  On this day in history death of juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)   

1652  On February - 17 gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  On February - 17 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  On this day in history death of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)   

1688  On February - 17 death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1715  On this day in history antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1732  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1768  On February - 17 death of arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)   

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

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on February - 17.   

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  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

1854  On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1856  On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

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

1875  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1878  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

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