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 this day in history.   

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

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

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

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies   

1861  On this day in history death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)   

1865  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82   

1875  On this day in history death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)   

1878  Death of Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on this day in history.   

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

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

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on this day in history.   

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 August - 17.   

1896  On this day in history 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  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.   

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

1586  On August - 17 birth of johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

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

1686  On this day in history 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)