Famous Deaths In March - 17

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

0461  On this day in history st Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)  

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

1425  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)  

1516  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 on March - 17.  

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

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1588  On this day in history petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies  

1605  Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 on this day in history.  

1640  On March - 17 philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

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  Death of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671) on this day in history.  

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

1801  On this day in history 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 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  On March - 17 christian Doppler, physicist, dies  

1855  On this day in history ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65  

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.  

1861  On March - 17 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  On this day in history 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 March - 17.  

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)  

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