Famous Deaths Happened In April - 17

0326  Death of Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria on April - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0858  Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies on this day in history.   

1080  On April - 17 death of king Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)   

1272  On this day in history zita/Cita, Italian maid/saint, dies at about 59   

1297  On this day in history willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St Truiden, dies at about 86   

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

1539  On this day in history death of george, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)   

1574  On April - 17 joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German philologist, dies   

1630  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt), dies on this day in history.   

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

1680  On this day in history death of kateri Tekakwitha, first American Indian to receive beatification (b. 1656)   

1696  On this day in history death of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626)   

1711  Jozef I, [Habsburg], emperor of Germany (1705-11), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

1713  Death of David Hollatz, Pomeranian dogmatician (b. 1648) on April - 17.   

1714  Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56 on April - 17.   

1726  Henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history death of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)   

1761  On April - 17 death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician   

1764  On April - 17 johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82   

1790  Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history death of richard Jupp, English architect (b. 1728)   

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

1837  On April - 17 edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies   

1838  J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history death of samuel Morey, American inventor (b. 1762)   

1854  Gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74 on April - 17.   

1863  Daniel Smith Donelson, Conf gen/cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1873  Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1882  Death of George Jennings Sanitary engineer (b. 1810) on April - 17.   

1890  On April - 17 john Barnett, composer, dies at 87   

1891  On this day in history jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer, dies at 77   

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1278  On this day in history birth of michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320)   

1539  On April - 17 birth of tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia)   

1573  On April - 17 birth of maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League)   

1573  On this day in history birth of maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)   

1586  John Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer was born on April - 17.   

1598  On this day in history birth of giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)   

1620  On April - 17 birth of marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)