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 June - 17 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 June - 17.   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on June - 17.   

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

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on June - 17.   

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

1694  On June - 17 death of philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629)   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 June - 17.   

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 June - 17.   

1797  On this day in history death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed   

1813  On June - 17 death of charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726)   

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  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  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 this day in history 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  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  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history 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  On June - 17 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  On June - 17 birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

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 June - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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