Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.   

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

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On August - 17 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  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1730  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.   

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

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

1785  On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38   

1804  On August - 17 barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies   

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

1850  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.   

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

1865  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82   

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1878  Death of Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on August - 17.   

1880  On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70   

1887  On August - 17 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

1888  On August - 17 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies   

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

1893  On this day in history aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29]   

1896  On this day in history death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

1898  On this day in history carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

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

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

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

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

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  On August - 17 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.