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 this day in history.  

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded  

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.  

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 17.  

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

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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  Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on August - 17.  

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.  

1731  On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57  

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

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54  

1785  On August - 17 jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies  

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.  

1792  On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38  

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.  

1834  On August - 17 death of husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802)  

1850  On this day in history jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies  

1861  Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on August - 17.  

1865  On August - 17 johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82  

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

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

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

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

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

1896  On August - 17 death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident  

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

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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 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 August - 17.  

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

1686  On this day in history 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 this day in history.