Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

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

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

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

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

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on August - 17.   

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

1723  On this day in history death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)   

1730  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61   

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

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

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

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

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

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on August - 17.   

1804  On August - 17 barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies   

1834  On this day in history 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 this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82   

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

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

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

1887  On August - 17 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

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

1889  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on August - 17.   

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

1896  On this day in history death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

1898  On this day in history carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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

1578  On August - 17 birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

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

1601  On this day in history 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  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 August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)