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 this day in history.   

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

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

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

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

1617  Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1625  Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1661  Death of Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed on January - 17.   

1676  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

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

1705  On this day in history death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)   

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

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 January - 17.   

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  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1830  On January - 17 w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

1833  On this day in history james Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60   

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  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

1869  Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55 on January - 17.   

1874  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on January - 17.   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.   

1463  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on January - 17.   

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

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)