Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1624  Death of Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on February - 17.   

1659  On February - 17 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  On February - 17 moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1680  On February - 17 death of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)   

1688  On this day in history death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on February - 17.   

1732  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63 on February - 17.   

1768  On this day in history death of arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)   

1780  Death of Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) on this day in history.   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  On this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on February - 17.   

1856  On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

1874  On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77   

1875  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1883  On this day in history napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1890  On February - 17 death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)   

1901  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38 on February - 17.   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer