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  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on this day in history.   

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

1119  On June - 17 boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

1463  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on June - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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  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 June - 17.   

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

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  Death of Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on June - 17.   

1813  On this day in history death of charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726)   

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

1821  Death of Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on June - 17.   

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 June - 17.   

1862  On this day in history 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  Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on June - 17.   

1906  On June - 17 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  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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.