Famous Deaths In August - 17

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39  

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 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  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies  

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)  

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

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 August - 17.  

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

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

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.  

1768  On August - 17 death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)  

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on August - 17.  

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

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

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on August - 17.  

1804  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on August - 17.  

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

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on this day in history.  

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  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 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  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.  

1601  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.  

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.