Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On January - 17 boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  On this day in history death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

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 January - 17 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  On this day in history nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50   

1654  Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on January - 17.   

1661  Death of Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed on January - 17.   

1676  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies   

1750  Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1781  Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on January - 17.   

1788  On January - 17 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

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

1820  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1823  Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

1833  James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history death of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762)   

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  On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

1869  Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on January - 17.   

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

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1342  On this day in history birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

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

1484  On January - 17 birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

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

1504  On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.