Famous Deaths In August - 17

0754  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1635  On August - 17 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  

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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  On August - 17 death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)  

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

1731  On August - 17 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 August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

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

1850  On this day in history jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies  

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 August - 17.  

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

1878  Death of Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on this day in history.  

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on August - 17.  

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

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on August - 17.  

1889  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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 August - 17.  

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

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

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

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.  

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