Famous Deaths Happened In 1717

Mar 03 Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 On this day in history death of john Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist  

Apr 03 Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640) died on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) died in the year 1717.  

May 10 In the year 1717 death of john Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641)  

May 20 John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) died on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jul 21 On this day in history niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies  

Aug 10 In the year 1717 nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies  

Oct 26 In the year 1717 death of catherine Sedley, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1657)  

Nov 02 Johann Jacob Walther, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 26 Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664) died on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) was born in the year 1717.  

Jan 28 In the year 1717 birth of mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)  

Jan 29 Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02 In the year 1717 birth of ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of pierre de La Garde, composer  

Feb 19 In the year 1717 birth of david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)