Famous Deaths Happened In March - 17
Monday, 30 June 2025
0180 On March - 17 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58
0461 St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.
0659 On this day in history gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32
1040 Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.
1058 On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland
1199 Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.
1272 On March - 17 death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
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
1588 On March - 17 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies
1605 Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 on March - 17.
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 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 On March - 17 death of juraj JánoÅ¡Ãk, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688)
1715 Death of Gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643) on March - 17.
1741 On March - 17 death of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)
1764 On March - 17 george Parker, English astronomer, dies
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 March - 17.
1801 On March - 17 juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64
1803 On March - 17 candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42
1806 On this day in history david Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies
1830 Death of Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764) on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1853 Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on March - 17.
1855 Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
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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