Famous Deaths In August - 17
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
0754 On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39
1153 Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.
1304 Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.
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 this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight
1553 Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.
1635 On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48
1673 On this day in history death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
1676 On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies
1681 On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76
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 Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.
1768 On this day in history death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)
1777 On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54
1785 On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies
1786 On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74
1792 Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on August - 17.
1804 Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.
1834 On August - 17 death of husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802)
1850 On August - 17 jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies
1861 On this day in history death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)
1865 On August - 17 johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82
1875 On August - 17 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 August - 17.
1887 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.
1888 On this day in history james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies
1889 Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on August - 17.
1893 On this day in history aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29]
1896 On August - 17 death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident
1898 On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56
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