Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

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

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.   

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

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.   

1625  On January - 17 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 January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1705  Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1788  Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on January - 17.   

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

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

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

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on January - 17.   

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

1861  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 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.