Famous Deaths Happened In June - 17

0656  On this day in history death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on this day in history.   

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on June - 17.   

1463  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on this day in history.   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on June - 17.   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on June - 17.   

1672  On June - 17 orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67   

1678  On this day in history giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69   

1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on June - 17.   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on June - 17.   

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

1740  On June - 17 death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)   

1762  On June - 17 death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  On June - 17 death of major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)   

1797  Death of Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on this day in history.   

1813  Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1821  On June - 17 death of martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785)   

1858  Death of Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1862  On June - 17 charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49   

1863  On June - 17 isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on this day in history.   

1898  On June - 17 death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)   

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.   

1910  On June - 17 lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on this day in history.   

1928  On June - 17 ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on June - 17.   

1938  On this day in history h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

1939  Death of Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on June - 17.   

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on June - 17.   

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.   

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on June - 17.   

1682  On June - 17 birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

1691  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on June - 17.   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)