Famous Deaths 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  On April - 17 death of donnán of Eigg, Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history jan IV, duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies  

1539  On April - 17 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  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 April - 17.  

1726  On April - 17 henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49  

1742  Death of Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664) on this day in history.  

1761  On this day in history death of thomas Bayes, English mathematician  

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

1790  On April - 17 benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84  

1799  Death of Richard Jupp, English architect (b. 1728) on April - 17.  

1835  William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies on April - 17.  

1837  Edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies on April - 17.  

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

1843  Death of Samuel Morey, American inventor (b. 1762) on this day in history.  

1854  Gottlob Wiedebein, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1863  Daniel Smith Donelson, Conf gen/cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61 on April - 17.  

1873  On this day in history semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60  

1882  On April - 17 death of george Jennings Sanitary engineer (b. 1810)  

1890  John Barnett, composer, dies at 87 on April - 17.  

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  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born on April - 17.  

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

1573  On April - 17 birth of maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)  

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

1587  Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1620  Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.