Famous Deaths Happened In June - 17

0656  On June - 17 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  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on June - 17.   

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  On June - 17 death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)   

1672  On June - 17 orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67   

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

1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on June - 17.   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on June - 17.   

1719  On June - 17 joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47   

1734  On June - 17 duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

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

1762  On June - 17 death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  On this day in history death of major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)   

1797  On June - 17 death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed   

1813  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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 June - 17.   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies   

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  On this day in history death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France   

1941  On this day in history 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 June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on this day in history.   

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