Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17
Wednesday, 04 March 2026
0395 Theodosius i: The great, spanish emperor of rome, 

1103 Frutolf: German monk/musicologist/historian, 

1119 Boudouin vii hapkin: Count of flanders, 

1229 Albert: Bishop of riga/founder (sword knights), 

1369 King peter i of cyprus: King peter i of cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) 

1468 Skanderbeg: Albanian leader (b. 1405) 

1598 Fyodor i tsar of russia: Fyodor i tsar of russia (b. 1557) 

1604 Santino garsi: Composer, 

1617 Pieter c bockenberg: Dutch historian, 

1620 Diego alvarez de paz: Span missionary/writer (peru), 

1625 Nicolo rubini: Composer, 

1654 Paul potter: Dutch painter, buried 

1661 Andres malong: Philippines rebel leader, executed 

1676 Pier francesco cavalli: Italian opera composer, 

1702 Thomas franklin: English smith/uncle of b franklin, 

1705 John ray: English naturalist (b. 1627) 

1718 Captain benjamin church: Plymouth colony settler and military leader 

1737 Matthäus daniel pöppelmann: German architect (b. 1662) 

1738 Jean-francois dandrieu: Composer, 

1750 Tomaso albinioni: Italian composer (adagio in g minor), 

1781 Marie de negre dables: Marquess, 

1788 Alessio prati: Composer, 

1805 Abraham-hyacinthe anquetil du perron: French interpreter, 

1820 Daniel w wyttenbach: Dutch classicist/historian, 

1823 Zacharius werner: German playwright, 

1826 Juan crisóstomo arriaga: Spanish composer (b. 1806) 

1830 W waiblinger: Writer, 

1833 James ball antyne: Scot founder (ball antyne press), 

1834 Giovanni aldini: Italian physicist (b. 1762) 

1856 Thomas attwood walmisley: Composer, 

1861 Lola montez: Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) 

1863 E j horace vernet: French painter, 

1869 Alexander sergeyevich dargomyzhsky: Composer, 

1874 Chang & eng bunker: Chinese/thai siamese twins, 

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