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

1091  On this day in history dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies  

1119  On June - 17 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  On this day in history 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  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on June - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  On this day in history lady Mosley, biographer, dies  

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

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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  On June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)  

1604  On June - 17 birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)  

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.  

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  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.