Famous Deaths In February - 17

1903  On this day in history joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61  

1905  On February - 17 death of serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered  

1907  On February - 17 henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies  

1908  On February - 17 geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79  

1912  Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1917  On February - 17 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70  

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on this day in history.  

1924  On February - 17 oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55  

1929  On February - 17 john Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies  

1932  On this day in history frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70  

1933  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1934  Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 on February - 17.  

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on February - 17.  

1939  Death of Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859) on February - 17.  

1943  On this day in history death of armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)  

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1951  On February - 17 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94  

1954  Evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52  

1958  On this day in history death of hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)  

1959  Kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies on February - 17.  

1961  Nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63 on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85  

1966  Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1968  On February - 17 donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65  

1970  Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 on February - 17.  

1971  Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1976  Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1977  Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1979  William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 on February - 17.  

1980  On February - 17 graham Sutherland, painter, dies  

1982  Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 on February - 17.  

1984  On February - 17 lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69  

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist  

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.  

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.  

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

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.  

1646  On February - 17 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 February - 17.