Famous Deaths In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.  

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

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

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

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

1676  On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

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1681  On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76  

1720  On this day in history death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)  

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

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.  

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  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.  

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

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.  

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

1850  On August - 17 jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies  

1861  Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on August - 17.  

1865  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on August - 17.  

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 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 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.  

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

1629  On August - 17 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 August - 17.  

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.