Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

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

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

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

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  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.  

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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 this day in history.  

1723  On August - 17 death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)  

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

1731  On August - 17 johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57  

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

1777  On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54  

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

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1865  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82  

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on August - 17.  

1878  Death of Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on August - 17.  

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 August - 17 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  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  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 this day in history.