Famous Deaths In February - 17

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

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  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 on February - 17.   

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

1652  On February - 17 gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

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

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

1688  On this day in history death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

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 this day in history.   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on February - 17.   

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

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

1841  On February - 17 ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on February - 17.   

1852  On February - 17 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

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

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

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on February - 17.   

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

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 February - 17.   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on February - 17.   

1901  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38 on February - 17.   

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

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

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer