Famous Deaths 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 August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)  

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight  

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

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1673  On August - 17 death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)  

1676  On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

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1681  On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76  

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

1723  On this day in history death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)  

1730  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.  

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 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  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 August - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 17.  

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

1896  On August - 17 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  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

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 August - 17.  

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)