Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on January - 17.   

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1617  Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1620  On January - 17 diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59   

1625  Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1654  Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.   

1661  On January - 17 death of andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed   

1676  On this day in history pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73   

1702  On January - 17 thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]   

1705  Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on January - 17.   

1718  On January - 17 death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader   

1737  Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

1738  Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

1805  On January - 17 abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73   

1820  On January - 17 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

1823  Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 on January - 17.   

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on January - 17.   

1830  W Waiblinger, writer, dies on January - 17.   

1833  James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on January - 17.   

1834  Death of Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) on this day in history.   

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1861  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1863  E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

1869  On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  On January - 17 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.   

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history.   

1501  On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.   

1517  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)