Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17
Saturday, 19 July 2025
0395 On January - 17 theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49
1103 Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history.
1119 On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies
1229 On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68
1369 Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.
1468 On this day in history death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)
1598 On this day in history death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)
1604 On this day in history santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61
1617 On January - 17 pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68
1620 Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 on this day in history.
1625 Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on January - 17.
1654 Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on January - 17.
1661 Death of Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed on this day in history.
1676 Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on this day in history.
1705 Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on January - 17.
1718 Death of Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader on this day in history.
1737 Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on January - 17.
1738 Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on January - 17.
1750 On January - 17 tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78
1781 Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on January - 17.
1788 On January - 17 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37
1805 On this day in history abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73
1820 On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73
1823 Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history death of juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806)
1830 On January - 17 w Waiblinger, writer, dies
1833 James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on this day in history.
1834 Death of Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) on January - 17.
1856 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on January - 17.
1861 Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on January - 17.
1863 E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on January - 17.
1869 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on January - 17.
1874 On this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62