Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

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

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

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 this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

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

1676  On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies   

1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1720  Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on August - 17.   

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

1730  On August - 17 mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on August - 17.   

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on August - 17.   

1785  On August - 17 jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

1786  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 August - 17 death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)   

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

1875  On August - 17 death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)   

1878  On this day in history 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  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 August - 17.   

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  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

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

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

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