Famous Deaths In February - 17

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

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  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 on February - 17.   

1624  Death of Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1652  On February - 17 gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on this day in history.   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on February - 17.   

1688  Death of Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on February - 17.   

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 February - 17.   

1796  On February - 17 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1827  On this day in history johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1841  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1847  On February - 17 william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  On February - 17 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

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

1856  On February - 17 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

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

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 February - 17 napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.