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 August - 17.  

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

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

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48  

1673  On this day in history death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)  

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 August - 17.  

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1878  On August - 17 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died  

1880  On this day in history ole Bull, composer, dies at 70  

1887  On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on this day in history.  

1889  On August - 17 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  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on August - 17.  

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

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

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)  

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

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

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)