Famous Deaths In January - 17

0395  On January - 17 theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49  

1103  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies  

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on January - 17.  

1229  On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68  

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.  

1598  On January - 17 death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)  

1604  On January - 17 santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61  

1617  On January - 17 pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68  

1620  Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

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1625  On this day in history nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50  

1654  Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.  

1661  Death of Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73  

1702  On this day in history thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]  

1705  On January - 17 death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)  

1718  Death of Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader on January - 17.  

1737  On this day in history death of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)  

1738  Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on January - 17.  

1750  Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1781  Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on January - 17.  

1788  Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on January - 17.  

1820  On January - 17 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73  

1823  On this day in history zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36  

1826  On January - 17 death of juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806)  

1830  On this day in history w Waiblinger, writer, dies  

1833  James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

1834  Death of Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) on January - 17.  

1856  On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41  

1861  On January - 17 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)  

1863  E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1869  Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1874  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy  

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on this day in history.  

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)  

1501  On this day in history birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)  

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.  

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on January - 17.  

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.