Famous Deaths In September - 17

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on September - 17.   

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

1322  On September - 17 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  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, soldier/navigator, dies on September - 17.   

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

1604  Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 on September - 17.   

1621  Death of Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (b. 1542) on this day in history.   

1630  Death of Thomas Lake, English statesman (b. 1567) on September - 17.   

1652  Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1665  Philip IV, King of Spain (1621-55), dies on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history 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 September - 17.   

1702  Olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71 on September - 17.   

1727  Death of Glückel of Hameln, German businesswoman (b. 1647) on September - 17.   

1732  Josef Antonin Planicky, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74   

1771  Tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50 on September - 17.   

1803  On this day in history franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies   

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

1820  On this day in history henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76   

1823  Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1824  On September - 17 giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91   

1836  On September - 17 death of antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (b. 1748)   

1839  Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies on this day in history.   

1846  On September - 17 francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84   

1858  Dred Scott, US slave (REV-decision Supreme court), dies on September - 17.   

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

1863  Albartus Telting, Fries poet/2nd-Member of parliament, dies on this day in history.   

1864  On September - 17 walter Savage Landor, author, dies   

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

1869  On this day in history peter M Roget, England, lexographer (Roget's Thesaurus), dies   

1873  On September - 17 death of alexander Berry, Scottish adventurer (b. 1781)   

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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  Pope Paul V (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On September - 17 birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)   

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

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1630  On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)