Famous Deaths In November - 17

1826  On November - 17 louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47  

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 this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1865  Death of James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist (b. 1813) on November - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1902  Death of Hugh Price Hughes, Methodist Social Reformer (b. 1847) on November - 17.  

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 November - 17.  

1921  John McLaren, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1912), dies on this day in history.  

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  On November - 17 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 this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50  

1936  Death of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Austrian contralto (b. 1861) on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history jack Worrall, cricketer (Australian batsman 1885-99, 11 Tests), dies  

1938  Death of Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (b. 1864) on this day in history.  

1940  Death of Eric Gill, British sculptor (b. 1882) on November - 17.  

1941  Death of Earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide on this day in history.  

1942  On November - 17 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  Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83 on November - 17.  

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  On November - 17 arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami  

1968  On November - 17 wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86  

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

1503  On this day in history birth of il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son)  

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

1594  On this day in history birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)  

1612  On November - 17 birth of dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)  

1681  On this day in history 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.