Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

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

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  On February - 17 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 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 February - 17.   

1652  On this day in history gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on February - 17.   

1680  On February - 17 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 February - 17 antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1732  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on this day in history.   

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

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on February - 17.   

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

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

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

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on February - 17.   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

1854  On February - 17 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

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 February - 17 luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)   

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

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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  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

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

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

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