Famous Deaths In September - 17

1179  On September - 17 hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81  

1312  Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1322  On this day in history death of robert III of Flanders (b. 1249)  

1422  On this day in history death of constantine II of Bulgaria  

1563  On this day in history death of henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier  

1574  On September - 17 pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies  

1575  Death of Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504) on this day in history.  

1604  On September - 17 lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69  

1621  On September - 17 death of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (b. 1542)  

1630  On September - 17 death of thomas Lake, English statesman (b. 1567)  

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1652  On this day in history bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69  

1665  Philip IV, King of Spain (1621-55), dies on September - 17.  

1676  On September - 17 death of sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (b. 1626)  

1679  Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1702  Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1727  Death of Glückel of Hameln, German businesswoman (b. 1647) on this day in history.  

1732  Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40 on September - 17.  

1762  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1771  Tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1803  Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1808  On September - 17 death of benjamin Bourne, American politician (b. 1755)  

1820  On September - 17 henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76  

1823  On September - 17 abraham L Breguet, French clock maker, dies at 76  

1824  Giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1836  On this day in history death of antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (b. 1748)  

1839  On September - 17 ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies  

1846  Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84 on September - 17.  

1858  On September - 17 dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies  

1862  Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1863  On September - 17 albartus Telting, Fries poet/2nd-Member of parliament, dies  

1864  Walter Savage Landor, author, dies on September - 17.  

1868  On September - 17 roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies  

1869  Peter M Roget, England, lexographer (Roget's Thesaurus), dies on September - 17.  

1873  Death of Alexander Berry, Scottish adventurer (b. 1781) on this day in history.  

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1192  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)  

1271  On September - 17 birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)  

1550  On this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)  

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.  

1580  On September - 17 birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange  

1605  On September - 17 birth of francesco Sacrati, composer  

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on September - 17.  

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on September - 17.