Famous Deaths Happened In March - 17
Saturday, 17 May 2025
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 this day in history.
1040 On this day in history harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies
1058 Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on March - 17.
1199 Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on March - 17.
1272 Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.
1425 Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on this day in history.
1516 Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 on March - 17.
1565 On March - 17 alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64
1588 On this day in history petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies
1605 On March - 17 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 this day in history.
1653 Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48 on March - 17.
1680 Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies on this day in history.
1704 On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63
1713 On this day in history death of juraj JánoÅ¡Ãk, 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1803 Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.
1806 David Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies on March - 17.
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 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 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 Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on March - 17.
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