Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

1153  On this day in history 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 this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

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

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.  

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1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on August - 17.  

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

1723  Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on August - 17.  

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies  

1834  Death of Husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on this day in history.  

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

1861  Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on this day in history.  

1865  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42  

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

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

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

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

1601  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

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

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)