Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

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

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.   

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  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on August - 17.   

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

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.   

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on August - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history 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 August - 17.   

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

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  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  On August - 17 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  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

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  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)