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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

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

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.  

1673  Death of Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

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

1720  On August - 17 death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)  

1723  Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on this day in history.  

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

1731  On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57  

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on this day in history.  

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

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.  

1786  On this day in history frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74  

1792  On August - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38  

1804  On August - 17 barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies  

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

1850  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)  

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

1875  On this day in history death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)  

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 August - 17.  

1888  On this day in history james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies  

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

1893  On this day in history aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29]  

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on August - 17.  

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.  

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)  

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