Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.  

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.  

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

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.  

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

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

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1720  On August - 17 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 August - 17.  

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

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

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.  

1786  On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74  

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 August - 17.  

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  On August - 17 johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82  

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  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.  

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on August - 17.  

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

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

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on August - 17.  

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

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

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

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

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.  

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