Famous Deaths Happened 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 March - 17.   

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

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1199  On March - 17 death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

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

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

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.   

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

1605  Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 on March - 17.   

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

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

1653  Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history death of gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643)   

1741  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)   

1764  On this day in history george Parker, English astronomer, dies   

1782  On March - 17 death of daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700)   

1796  Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 on March - 17.   

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

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

1806  David Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1846  On March - 17 f W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies   

1849  On March - 17 willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56   

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on March - 17.   

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

1857  On this day in history adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42   

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

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

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

1473  On this day in history birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on March - 17.   

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

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

1675  On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

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

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