Famous Deaths In February - 17

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

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

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

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

1609  On this day in history 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 February - 17.   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on February - 17.   

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

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  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1796  On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  On February - 17 franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

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

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

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

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1901  On February - 17 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 February - 17 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  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

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