Famous Deaths Happened 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  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  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

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

1516  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

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 March - 17.   

1640  On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

1649  On this day in history gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71   

1653  Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48 on March - 17.   

1680  On this day in history francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies   

1704  Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1713  Death of Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688) on March - 17.   

1715  Death of Gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643) on this day in history.   

1741  Death of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671) on March - 17.   

1764  George Parker, English astronomer, dies on March - 17.   

1782  On March - 17 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 this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42   

1806  David Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies on March - 17.   

1830  On this day in history death of laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764)   

1846  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56   

1853  On this day in history christian Doppler, physicist, dies   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62   

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On March - 17 birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  On March - 17 birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)   

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

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.   

1675  On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

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