Famous Deaths In June - 17

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

0676  On June - 17 adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies  

0855  On this day in history 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  On June - 17 death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)  

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

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

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on June - 17.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)  

1762  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed  

1813  On June - 17 death of charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726)  

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on June - 17.  

1821  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1885  On June - 17 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

1898  On this day in history death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)  

1906  On this day in history harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies  

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on June - 17.  

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

1928  On this day in history ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies  

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

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

1939  On June - 17 death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France  

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

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)  

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on June - 17.