Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On January - 17 boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.   

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

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

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  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on January - 17.   

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

1718  On January - 17 death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader   

1737  Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

1738  On January - 17 jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies   

1750  On January - 17 tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78   

1781  Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.   

1788  On January - 17 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

1805  On this day in history abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73   

1820  On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

1823  Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 on January - 17.   

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

1830  W Waiblinger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1833  On January - 17 james Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60   

1834  On this day in history death of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762)   

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  On January - 17 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

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  On this day in history birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)