Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on June - 17.  

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.  

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

1091  On June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies  

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies  

1463  On this day in history death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)  

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

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

1672  On this day in history orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67  

1678  On June - 17 giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69  

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

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1719  On this day in history joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47  

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1740  Death of Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) on June - 17.  

1762  Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) on this day in history.  

1775  On this day in history death of major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)  

1797  On June - 17 death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed  

1813  Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on June - 17.  

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 June - 17.  

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on June - 17.  

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

1906  On June - 17 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies  

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

1918  On this day in history derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies  

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

1936  On this day in history kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies  

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

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

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)  

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on this day in history.  

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on June - 17.  

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on June - 17.  

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

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