Famous Deaths In September - 17

1179  Hildegard van Bingen, mystic/composer (Ordo Virtutum), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1312  On this day in history ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26  

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

1422  Death of Constantine II of Bulgaria on September - 17.  

1563  Death of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier on September - 17.  

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

1621  On this day in history 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  Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69 on this day in history.  

1665  On September - 17 philip IV, King of Spain (1621-55), dies  

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

1679  On September - 17 juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50  

1702  On September - 17 olof Rudbeck, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

1762  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74 on September - 17.  

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  Henri Hamal, composer, dies at 76 on September - 17.  

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  Death of Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (b. 1748) on this day in history.  

1839  On this day in history 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  Albartus Telting, Fries poet/2nd-Member of parliament, dies on this day in history.  

1864  Walter Savage Landor, author, dies on this day in history.  

1868  Roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies on this day in history.  

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  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on September - 17.  

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

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on September - 17.  

1605  On this day in history birth of francesco Sacrati, composer  

1619  On September - 17 birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader  

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