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 this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  On this day in history death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

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

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

1604  On this day in history santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61   

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 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 this day in history.   

1676  On January - 17 pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73   

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

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

1718  On this day in history 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  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  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  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36   

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

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

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on January - 17.   

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 this day in history 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  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  On January - 17 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 January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

1560  On this day in history birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)