Famous Deaths In June - 17
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0656 On this day in history 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 Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on June - 17.
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 Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on June - 17.
1672 Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on June - 17.
1678 Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on June - 17.
1694 On this day in history death of philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629)
1696 Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on June - 17.
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 On June - 17 death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)
1762 Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) on June - 17.
1775 On this day in history 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 June - 17.
1813 Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on June - 17.
1815 Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on this day in history.
1821 On June - 17 death of martÃn Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785)
1858 Death of Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828) on this day in history.
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 On June - 17 death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)
1906 Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.
1910 On June - 17 lady Mosley, biographer, dies
1918 On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies
1928 On June - 17 ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies
1936 On June - 17 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 June - 17.
1941 On June - 17 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78
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