Famous Deaths In April - 17

0326  Death of Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.  

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  On April - 17 bernhard I, King of Italy, dies  

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

1080  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1630  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt), dies on April - 17.  

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

1680  On April - 17 death of kateri Tekakwitha, first American Indian to receive beatification (b. 1656)  

1696  Death of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626) on April - 17.  

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

1713  On April - 17 death of david Hollatz, Pomeranian dogmatician (b. 1648)  

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

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

1742  Death of Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664) on April - 17.  

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

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

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

1873  On April - 17 semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

1891  Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer, dies at 77 on April - 17.  

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

1539  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League) was born on April - 17.  

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  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.