Famous Deaths In February - 17
Monday, 18 March 2024
0364 Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.
0440 On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots
0956 On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55
1339 On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)
1371 Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.
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 Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.
1612 On February - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57
1624 Death of Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536) on this day in history.
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 this day in history moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies
1680 On this day in history death of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)
1688 On February - 17 death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian
1715 On this day in history antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68
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 On February - 17 johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81
1841 On February - 17 ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70
1847 On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies
1852 Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.
1854 Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on February - 17.
1856 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.
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 this day in history napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76
1890 On this day in history death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)
1901 On this day in history ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »