Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

1884  On January - 17 death of hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804)   

1887  On January - 17 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

1889  On January - 17 juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

1890  On this day in history salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85   

1891  Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer, dies at 74 on January - 17.   

1892  On January - 17 alexandre Levy, composer, dies at 27   

1893  Rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 17 death of ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)   

1908  Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72 on January - 17.   

1909  On this day in history death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819   

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 this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

1927  Death of Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1932  Death of Albert Jacka, VC, Australian soldier (b. 1893) on January - 17.   

1933  John Hodges, cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies on January - 17.   

1936  On January - 17 death of mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author (b. 1885)   

1938  On this day in history william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79   

1941  On this day in history jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82   

1942  Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.   

1946  Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59 on January - 17.   

1947  Death of Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) on January - 17.   

1952  Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74 on January - 17.   

1955  On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

1959  On this day in history abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi   

1961  On January - 17 death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36   

1962  Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1964  Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57 on January - 17.   

1966  On January - 17 vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50   

1967  Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83   

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1342  On this day in history 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  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on January - 17.   

1501  On this day in history 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  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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