Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On this day in history 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  On August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies   

1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

1804  On August - 17 barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies   

1834  On this day in history death of husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802)   

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

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

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  Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29] on August - 17.   

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

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  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

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)