Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

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

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.   

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

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

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  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)   

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

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

1731  On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57   

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on this day in history.   

1777  On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

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

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

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

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1865  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1878  On this day in history death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on August - 17.   

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

1888  On August - 17 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies   

1889  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

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

1896  On August - 17 death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

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

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1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.   

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)