Famous Deaths Happened 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1617  Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68 on January - 17.   

1620  Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 on January - 17.   

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 January - 17.   

1676  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1856  On January - 17 thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

1861  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on January - 17.   

1863  On January - 17 e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

1869  On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

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

1484  On January - 17 birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

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  Antonio Pace, composer was born on this day in history.   

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