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 this day in history.  

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

1464  On August - 17 nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies  

1510  On August - 17 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 this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48  

1673  Death of Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies  

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1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on August - 17.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history 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  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

1878  Death of Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on this day in history.  

1880  On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70  

1887  On August - 17 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  

1888  On this day in history james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies  

1889  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on August - 17.  

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 this day in history carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56  

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

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 August - 17.  

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