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 this day in history.  

0617  On April - 17 death of donnán of Eigg, Celtic Christian martyr, patron saint of Eigg  

0818  On April - 17 bernhard I, King of Italy, dies  

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

1080  Death of King Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041) on April - 17.  

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  On April - 17 jan IV, duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies  

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

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

1630  On this day in history christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt), dies  

1679  John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1680  Death of Kateri Tekakwitha, first American Indian to receive beatification (b. 1656) on April - 17.  

1696  On April - 17 death of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626)  

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

1713  Death of David Hollatz, Pomeranian dogmatician (b. 1648) on this day in history.  

1714  On April - 17 philipp Heinrich Erlebach, composer, dies at 56  

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  On this day in history johann Mattheson, German composer/musicologist, dies at 82  

1790  Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 on April - 17.  

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

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

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

1838  On April - 17 j Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71  

1843  On April - 17 death of samuel Morey, American inventor (b. 1762)  

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  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 April - 17 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1586  John Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore) was born on April - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.