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  On this day in history leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

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

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

1463  On June - 17 death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1672  On June - 17 orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67   

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

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

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

1821  On June - 17 death of martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785)   

1858  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies   

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

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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 June - 17.   

1939  On June - 17 death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France   

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 this day in history 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  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  On June - 17 birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

1703  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.