Famous Deaths In June - 17

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

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 June - 17.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on this day in history.  

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

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

1775  Death of Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1898  Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on this day in history.  

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 June - 17 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  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 June - 17.  

1941  On this day in history 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  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on June - 17.  

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on this day in history.  

1682  On this day in history birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)  

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)