Famous Deaths In June - 17
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0656 Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on June - 17.
0676 On this day in history adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies
0855 Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on June - 17.
1091 On June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies
1119 On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies
1463 Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on this day in history.
1501 Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.
1565 On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)
1672 Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1678 Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1694 Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on June - 17.
1696 Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1719 On June - 17 joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47
1734 On June - 17 duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle
1740 Death of Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)
1775 Death of Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722) on June - 17.
1797 On this day in history death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed
1813 On this day in history death of charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726)
1815 On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle
1821 Death of MartÃn Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on this day in history.
1858 On June - 17 death of rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828)
1862 Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1863 On June - 17 isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle
1885 On June - 17 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies
1898 Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on this day in history.
1906 Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on June - 17.
1910 Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on June - 17.
1918 On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies
1928 Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on this day in history.
1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on June - 17.
1938 On June - 17 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies
1939 On June - 17 death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France
1941 On this day in history johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78
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