Famous Deaths In March - 17

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

0461  On March - 17 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  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.  

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

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  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 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  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 March - 17 francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies  

1704  Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on March - 17.  

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

1803  Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.  

1806  On March - 17 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 this day in history.  

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

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1861  Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on March - 17.  

1862  On March - 17 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  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.  

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.  

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.  

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

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

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.  

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.