Famous Deaths In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) on this day in history.  

1676  On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

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1681  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61  

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

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on this day in history.  

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

1785  On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies  

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

1792  On August - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38  

1804  On this day in history 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  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on August - 17.  

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

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.  

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

1889  On August - 17 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  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

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  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.