Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  Death of Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest and miracle-worker (b. 1794) on November - 17.   

1856  William Knyvett, composer, dies at 77 on November - 17.   

1858  On this day in history death of robert Owen, British father of the cooperative movement (b. 1771)   

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

1865  Death of James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist (b. 1813) on this day in history.   

1875  Hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos & indians), dies on November - 17.   

1893  Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36 on November - 17.   

1897  On November - 17 death of george Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. 1820)   

1902  Death of Hugh Price Hughes, Methodist Social Reformer (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

1905  Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1917  On November - 17 f-Auguste-R Rodin, French sculptor (Baiser, Thinker), dies at 77   

1921  John McLaren, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1912), dies on November - 17.   

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

1927  Death of Adolf A Joffe, Russian author/diplomat, commits suicide at 44 on this day in history.   

1928  Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, politician, & freedom fighter (b. 1865) on November - 17.   

1929  On this day in history a F A Lilley, cricketer (92 dismissals in 35 Tests 1896-1909), dies   

1931  Georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50 on November - 17.   

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

1937  On November - 17 jack Worrall, cricketer (Australian batsman 1885-99, 11 Tests), dies   

1938  On this day in history death of ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (b. 1864)   

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

1941  Death of Earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide on November - 17.   

1942  On November - 17 death of ben Reitman, American anarchist, physician (b. 1879)   

1943  Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1944  A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies on November - 17.   

1947  Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83 on November - 17.   

1955  James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Mort Cooper, baseball player (b. 1913) on November - 17.   

1959  On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72   

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

1968  On this day in history wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86   

1970  Naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1502  On this day in history birth of atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533)   

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628)   

1594  Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) was born on November - 17.   

1612  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650) was born on November - 17.   

1681  Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776) was born on November - 17.   

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