Famous Deaths Happened 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  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on June - 17.   

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

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

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

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

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

1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on June - 17.   

1696  On June - 17 jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72   

1719  On June - 17 joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47   

1734  On this day in history duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

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

1762  On June - 17 death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  Death of Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722) on June - 17.   

1797  On June - 17 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  On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1821  Death of Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

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

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on this day in history.   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on June - 17.   

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  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  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 June - 17.   

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 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 June - 17.   

1693  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

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.