Famous Deaths In March - 17

0180  On March - 17 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58  

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

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.  

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

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on March - 17.  

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.  

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.  

1425  On March - 17 death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)  

1516  On March - 17 giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37  

1565  On March - 17 alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64  

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

1605  On March - 17 pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34  

1640  Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on March - 17.  

1649  On March - 17 gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71  

1653  On this day in history johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48  

1680  On this day in history francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies  

1704  On March - 17 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 this day in history death of gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643)  

1741  Death of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671) on March - 17.  

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

1782  Death of Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700) on this day in history.  

1796  On March - 17 pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41  

1801  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64 on March - 17.  

1803  Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.  

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  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56  

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on this day in history.  

1855  On March - 17 ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65  

1857  On March - 17 adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42  

1861  On this day in history petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56  

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on March - 17.  

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.  

1578  On March - 17 birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)  

1628  On this day in history birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian  

1664  On March - 17 birth of georg Osterreich, composer  

1675  On March - 17 birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer  

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On March - 17 birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter