Famous Deaths In March - 17

0180  On this day in history 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 March - 17.  

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on March - 17.  

1058  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland  

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow  

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on March - 17.  

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on this day in history.  

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

1565  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1588  Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies on March - 17.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1680  On March - 17 francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies  

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 this day in history 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 March - 17.  

1782  On this day in history death of daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700)  

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

1801  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42  

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

1830  Death of Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764) on this day in history.  

1846  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on March - 17.  

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

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

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

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1861  Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on March - 17.  

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on March - 17.  

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.  

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer  

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

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.  

1685  On this day in history birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter