Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on this day in history.  

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.  

0855  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on June - 17.  

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

1119  On June - 17 boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies  

1463  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67  

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

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1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on this day in history.  

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

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1740  On this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)  

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 this day in history.  

1797  Death of Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on this day in history.  

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

1863  On June - 17 isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

1885  On this day in history gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies  

1898  On June - 17 death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)  

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on June - 17.  

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

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

1928  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on June - 17.  

1936  On this day in history kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies  

1938  H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies on June - 17.  

1939  Death of Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on this day in history.  

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  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  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.  

1691  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)  

1693  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)  

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

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