Famous Deaths In November - 17

1826  Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1848  Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history death of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest and miracle-worker (b. 1794)   

1856  On November - 17 william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

1858  Death of Robert Owen, British father of the cooperative movement (b. 1771) on November - 17.   

1862  Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on November - 17.   

1865  On November - 17 death of james McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist (b. 1813)   

1875  On this day in history hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos & indians), dies   

1893  On this day in history alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36   

1897  Death of George Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. 1820) on November - 17.   

1902  On November - 17 death of hugh Price Hughes, Methodist Social Reformer (b. 1847)   

1905  Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88 on November - 17.   

1917  F-Auguste-R Rodin, French sculptor (Baiser, Thinker), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history john McLaren, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1912), dies   

1922  Death of Robert Comtesse, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. 1847) on November - 17.   

1927  On this day in history death of adolf A Joffe, Russian author/diplomat, commits suicide at 44   

1928  On this day in history death of lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, politician, & freedom fighter (b. 1865)   

1929  A F A Lilley, cricketer (92 dismissals in 35 Tests 1896-1909), dies on November - 17.   

1931  On November - 17 georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50   

1936  On November - 17 death of ernestine Schumann-Heink, Austrian contralto (b. 1861)   

1937  Jack Worrall, cricketer (Australian batsman 1885-99, 11 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On November - 17 death of ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (b. 1864)   

1940  On November - 17 death of eric Gill, British sculptor (b. 1882)   

1941  On this day in history death of earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide   

1942  On this day in history death of ben Reitman, American anarchist, physician (b. 1879)   

1943  Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74 on November - 17.   

1944  A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies on this day in history.   

1947  On November - 17 ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83   

1955  On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64   

1958  On November - 17 death of mort Cooper, baseball player (b. 1913)   

1959  Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72 on November - 17.   

1962  Arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami on this day in history.   

1968  Wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1970  Naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69 on November - 17.   

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0009  On November - 17 birth of vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)   

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  Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history 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 November - 17 birth of pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776)   

1685  Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749) was born on November - 17.