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

1091  On this day in history dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies  

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.  

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 June - 17.  

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

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

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1694  On this day in history death of philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629)  

1696  On this day in history jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72  

1719  On this day in history joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47  

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on June - 17.  

1740  Death of Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1815  On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle  

1821  Death of Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on June - 17.  

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

1863  On this day in history isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

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

1898  Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on June - 17.  

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.  

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on June - 17.  

1918  On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1939  On June - 17 death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France  

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

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.  

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 June - 17 birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)  

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

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.