Famous Deaths In March - 17

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on March - 17.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1640  Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

1649  Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71 on March - 17.  

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

1680  Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies on March - 17.  

1704  On March - 17 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63  

1713  On this day in history death of juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688)  

1715  On March - 17 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  George Parker, English astronomer, dies on March - 17.  

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

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

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

1803  On this day in history 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  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on March - 17.  

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

1853  On March - 17 christian Doppler, physicist, dies  

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on March - 17.  

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 March - 17 fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

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1231  On March - 17 birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)  

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

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

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.  

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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