Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

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  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1635  On August - 17 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  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

1681  On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1720  Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.   

1723  Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on August - 17.   

1730  On August - 17 mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)   

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

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on August - 17.   

1786  On this day in history frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74   

1792  On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38   

1804  On this day in history barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies   

1834  Death of Husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on August - 17.   

1850  On August - 17 jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies   

1861  Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on August - 17.   

1865  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on August - 17.   

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

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

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1889  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1893  Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29] on this day in history.   

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

1898  On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

1629  On August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

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