Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) on August - 17.  

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

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

1720  On August - 17 death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)  

1723  On this day in history death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)  

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

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

1768  On this day in history death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)  

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

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

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

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

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

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  On August - 17 death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)  

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

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

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.  

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on August - 17.  

1889  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42  

1893  Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29] on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident  

1898  On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56  

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1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)  

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)  

1586  On this day in history birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)  

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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