Famous Deaths In November - 17

0375  Valentinianus I, co-emperor of E Roman Empire (336-75), dies at ñ54 on this day in history.  

0474  Leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies on this day in history.  

0594  Gregorius van Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies on November - 17.  

0641  Death of Emperor Jomei of Japan (b. 593) on this day in history.  

0680  On November - 17 death of hilda of Whitby (b. 614)  

0885  Death of Queen Liutgard on this day in history.  

1093  Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies on this day in history.  

1231  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1207)  

1302  Death of St. Gertrude the Great (b. 1256) on this day in history.  

1326  On November - 17 death of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (b. 1285)  

1494  Death of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (b. 1463) on November - 17.  

1512  Death of Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered on this day in history.  

1558  On this day in history mary I Tudor, "Bloody Mary", queen of England (1553-58), dies at 42  

1562  On November - 17 death of antoine de Bourbon, father of Henry IV of France (b. 1518)  

1592  On November - 17 death of john III of Sweden (b. 1537)  

1600  On November - 17 death of kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander (b. 1542)  

1608  On this day in history adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22  

1632  Death of Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (b. 1594) on November - 17.  

1643  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant, Marshal of France (b. 1602)  

1648  On this day in history thomas Ford, composer, dies  

1665  Death of John Earle, English bishop on this day in history.  

1668  Death of Joseph Alleine, English preacher (b. 1634) on this day in history.  

1690  On November - 17 death of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (b. 1610)  

1713  Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1653) on November - 17.  

1720  On this day in history death of calico Jack, English pirate (b. 1682)  

1747  Alain R Lesage, French author (Le diable boiteux), dies at 79 on November - 17.  

1768  On this day in history thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75  

1770  Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1776  Death of James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1780  On November - 17 death of bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter (b. 1720)  

1794  Death of Jacques François Dugommier, French general (b. 1738) on November - 17.  

1796  On November - 17 catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67  

1808  Death of David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (b. 1721) on November - 17.  

1818  Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies on November - 17.  

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0009  Vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79) was born on this day in history.  

1502  Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533) was born on this day in history.  

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) was born on November - 17.  

1576  On November - 17 birth of roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628)  

1594  On November - 17 birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)  

1612  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776)  

1685  On this day in history birth of pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749)