Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1103  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on January - 17.   

1468  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

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

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

1625  On this day in history nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50   

1654  On this day in history death of paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried   

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 January - 17.   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)   

1718  On this day in history 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 this day in history tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78   

1781  Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.   

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

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

1823  On this day in history zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36   

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

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

1856  On January - 17 thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

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 this day in history chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  On January - 17 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  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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