Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

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

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.   

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 this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

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 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  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

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

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

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

1889  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

1893  On August - 17 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 August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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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 this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

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 this day in history.   

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.