Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on August - 17.   

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on August - 17.   

1635  On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

1673  Death of Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies   

1681  On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1720  Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on August - 17.   

1723  On August - 17 death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.   

1768  On August - 17 death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)   

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on August - 17.   

1785  On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

1786  On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74   

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on August - 17.   

1834  On August - 17 death of husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802)   

1850  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.   

1861  On August - 17 death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)   

1865  On August - 17 johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82   

1875  On August - 17 death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)   

1878  On August - 17 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

1880  On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70   

1887  On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on August - 17.   

1889  On August - 17 ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

1893  On August - 17 aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29]   

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on August - 17.   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on August - 17.   

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)