Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

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

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

0956  On this day in history 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 February - 17 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  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

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

1624  Death of Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

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

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1659  On February - 17 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history death of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)   

1688  Death of Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on this day in history.   

1715  On February - 17 antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1732  On February - 17 louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on February - 17.   

1780  Death of Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1847  On February - 17 william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

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

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on February - 17.   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1890  On February - 17 death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)   

1901  On this day in history ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

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