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 this day in history 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  Alexandre Levy, composer, dies at 27 on January - 17.   

1893  Rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70 on January - 17.   

1901  Jacob G Agarah, Swedish algologist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1902  On January - 17 death of gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed   

1903  On January - 17 death of ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)   

1908  On this day in history ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72   

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 January - 17.   

1913  On January - 17 carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73   

1917  On January - 17 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

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  On January - 17 john Hodges, cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies   

1936  Death of Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author (b. 1885) on January - 17.   

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  On this day in history gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59   

1947  Death of Pyotr Krasnov, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

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

1955  On January - 17 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 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 this day in history terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57   

1966  Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50 on this day in history.   

1967  Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82 on January - 17.   

1968  Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 on January - 17.   

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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 January - 17.   

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

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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