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

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

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

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

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  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  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 August - 17.   

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

1731  On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57   

1768  On this day in history death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)   

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history 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  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 August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)