Famous Deaths In August - 17

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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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.  

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  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.