Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1884 Death of Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804) on this day in history.
1887 On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
1889 Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56 on January - 17.
1890 Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 on January - 17.
1891 On January - 17 johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer, dies at 74
1892 Alexandre Levy, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.
1893 On this day in history rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70
1901 On January - 17 jacob G Agarah, Swedish algologist, dies at 87
1902 Death of Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed on this day in history.
1903 Death of Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828) on January - 17.
1908 On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72
1909 Death of Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 on this day in history.
1910 Thomas Crapper, inventor (flush toilet), dies on January - 17.
1911 Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 on this day in history.
1913 Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73 on January - 17.
1917 Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1927 On this day in history death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
1932 On this day in history death of albert Jacka, VC, Australian soldier (b. 1893)
1933 John Hodges, cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies on January - 17.
1936 Death of Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author (b. 1885) on this day in history.
1938 William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on January - 17.
1941 On January - 17 jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82
1942 On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61
1946 On January - 17 gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59
1947 Death of Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) on January - 17.
1952 On this day in history walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74
1955 J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi
1961 On this day in history death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36
1962 On this day in history gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56
1964 On January - 17 terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57
1966 Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50 on January - 17.
1967 On this day in history evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82
1968 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 on January - 17.
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