Famous Deaths In March - 17

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.  

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.  

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.  

1058  On this day in history death of king Lulach I of Scotland  

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on this day in history.  

1272  On March - 17 death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)  

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on March - 17.  

1516  On this day in history giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37  

1565  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64 on March - 17.  

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1588  On March - 17 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies  

1605  On this day in history pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34  

1640  On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

1649  Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1653  Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48 on March - 17.  

1680  Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1704  On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63  

1713  Death of Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688) on March - 17.  

1715  On March - 17 death of gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643)  

1741  On March - 17 death of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)  

1764  George Parker, English astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

1782  Death of Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700) on March - 17.  

1796  Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1801  On March - 17 juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64  

1803  Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1806  On March - 17 david Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies  

1830  On March - 17 death of laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764)  

1846  On this day in history f W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies  

1849  Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56 on March - 17.  

1853  On this day in history christian Doppler, physicist, dies  

1855  On this day in history ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65  

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.  

1861  Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

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1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)  

1473  On March - 17 birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)  

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)  

1628  On March - 17 birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian  

1664  On March - 17 birth of georg Osterreich, composer  

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on March - 17.  

1676  On this day in history birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)  

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.