Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on January - 17.   

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

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 January - 17.   

1468  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

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

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

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

1620  On January - 17 diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59   

1625  Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on January - 17.   

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

1702  On January - 17 thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]   

1705  Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on January - 17.   

1718  On this day in history death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader   

1737  On January - 17 death of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)   

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

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

1781  On January - 17 marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies   

1788  On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

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 January - 17 zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36   

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

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

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

1834  On January - 17 death of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762)   

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  On January - 17 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  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on January - 17.   

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

1501  On January - 17 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 January - 17.   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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