Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

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

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

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  On this day in history gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  On February - 17 michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on February - 17.   

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  Death of Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

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

1780  On February - 17 death of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

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

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

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

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

1854  On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on February - 17.   

1874  On February - 17 [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  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

1883  On February - 17 napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on February - 17.   

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

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

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

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

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

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.