Famous Deaths In August - 17

0754  On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

1673  On August - 17 death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)   

1676  On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies   

1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1720  Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)   

1730  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61   

1731  On August - 17 johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57   

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on August - 17.   

1777  On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.   

1786  On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74   

1792  On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38   

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.   

1834  Death of Husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on August - 17.   

1850  On August - 17 jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies   

1861  On August - 17 death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)   

1865  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82   

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on August - 17.   

1878  On August - 17 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1888  On August - 17 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies   

1889  On August - 17 ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

1893  Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29] on August - 17.   

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on August - 17.   

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1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.