Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  On June - 17 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 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  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies  

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on this day in history.  

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on June - 17.  

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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  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  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 this day in history.  

1797  On June - 17 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 this day in history.  

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on June - 17.  

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

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  On June - 17 charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49  

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 June - 17.  

1898  Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on June - 17.  

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

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

1918  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies  

1939  On this day in history 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  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 June - 17 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  On June - 17 birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)  

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on June - 17.  

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)