Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  On this day in history death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered  

0676  On this day in history adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies  

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies  

1091  On June - 17 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 this day in history.  

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1678  On June - 17 giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69  

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

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

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

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

1740  On June - 17 death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)  

1762  Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) on June - 17.  

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  On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle  

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

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

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 June - 17.  

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

1906  On June - 17 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies  

1910  On this day in history lady Mosley, biographer, dies  

1918  On this day in history derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies  

1928  On June - 17 ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies  

1936  On June - 17 kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies  

1938  On June - 17 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1603  On this day in history birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)  

1604  On this day in history 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  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.  

1703  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on June - 17.  

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