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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

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

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

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

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

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history 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  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on February - 17.   

1780  Death of Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) on February - 17.   

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

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

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 17.   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

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  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

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

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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