Famous Deaths In April - 17

0326  On this day in history death of alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria  

0485  Proclus, Greek mathematician, dies in Athens [or Apr 14] on April - 17.  

0617  Death of Donnán of Eigg, Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg on April - 17.  

0818  Bernhard I, King of Italy, dies on this day in history.  

0858  Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies on April - 17.  

1080  Death of King Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041) on this day in history.  

1272  Zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

1297  Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86 on April - 17.  

1427  Jan IV, duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies on April - 17.  

1539  Death of George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471) on April - 17.  

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1574  Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German philologist, dies on April - 17.  

1630  On April - 17 christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt), dies  

1679  On April - 17 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

1680  Death of Kateri Tekakwitha, first American Indian to receive beatification (b. 1656) on this day in history.  

1696  Death of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626) on this day in history.  

1711  Jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32 on April - 17.  

1713  On this day in history death of david Hollatz, Pomeranian dogmatician (b. 1648)  

1714  Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1726  Henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49 on April - 17.  

1742  On April - 17 death of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)  

1761  Death of Thomas Bayes, English mathematician on April - 17.  

1764  Johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82 on April - 17.  

1790  On this day in history benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84  

1799  Death of Richard Jupp, English architect (b. 1728) on this day in history.  

1835  On April - 17 william Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies  

1837  On this day in history edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies  

1838  J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 on April - 17.  

1843  Death of Samuel Morey, American inventor (b. 1762) on April - 17.  

1854  On April - 17 gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74  

1863  On this day in history daniel Smith Donelson, Conf gen/cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61  

1873  Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60 on April - 17.  

1882  Death of George Jennings Sanitary engineer (b. 1810) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history john Barnett, composer, dies at 87  

1891  Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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1278  On April - 17 birth of michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)  

1539  On this day in history birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)  

1573  On this day in history birth of maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League)  

1573  Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651) was born on April - 17.  

1586  On this day in history birth of john Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore)  

1587  On April - 17 birth of marco Ivan Lukacic, composer  

1598  Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671) was born on April - 17.  

1620  Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on April - 17.