Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
0754 Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17. 

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 August - 17. 

1464 On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies 

1510 On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded 

1536 On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight 

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

1635 On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 

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

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

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

1720 On this day in history death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) 

1723 Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on August - 17. 

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

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

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 this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies 

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

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

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

1834 Death of Husein GradaÅ¡Äević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on this day in history. 

1850 Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history. 

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

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 August - 17. 

1880 On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 

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

1888 On August - 17 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies 

1889 Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on this day in history. 

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

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

1898 On this day in history carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 

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