Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on February - 17.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  On February - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1624  Death of Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1652  On this day in history gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  On February - 17 michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  On this day in history death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  On February - 17 moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on February - 17.   

1688  On February - 17 death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history death of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

1796  On February - 17 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  On February - 17 franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1827  On February - 17 johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1841  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on February - 17.   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)   

1901  On February - 17 ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.