Famous Deaths Happened In June - 17

0656  On this day in history 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  On this day in history leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

1463  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on June - 17.   

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

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 June - 17.   

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1906  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

1939  Death of Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on June - 17.   

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on June - 17.   

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1239  On June - 17 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)