Famous Deaths In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  On February - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1624  Death of Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on February - 17.   

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on February - 17.   

1659  On this day in history death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  On February - 17 moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on February - 17.   

1688  On this day in history death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  On this day in history death of arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)   

1780  On February - 17 death of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on February - 17.   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1827  On this day in history johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  On February - 17 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on February - 17.   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on February - 17.   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1883  On this day in history napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on February - 17.   

1901  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38 on February - 17.   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer