Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

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

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  On this day in history ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1624  On this day in history death of juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

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  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on this day in history.   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on this day in history.   

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  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1780  On February - 17 death of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1856  On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

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

1875  On this day in history luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On this day in history birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

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

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.