Famous Deaths Happened In June - 17

0656  On June - 17 death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  On this day in history adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

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

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on June - 17.   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.   

1463  On June - 17 death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  On June - 17 jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)   

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1694  On this day in history death of philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629)   

1696  On this day in history jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72   

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

1734  On June - 17 duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

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

1762  Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) on June - 17.   

1775  On this day in history 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 June - 17.   

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

1815  On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

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

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

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on June - 17.   

1863  Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on June - 17.   

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

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  On this day in history derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies   

1928  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on June - 17.   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On June - 17 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

1939  Death of Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on this day in history.   

1941  On June - 17 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78   

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1239  On June - 17 birth of edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England   

1603  On June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

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

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.   

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

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

1703  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

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