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 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 February - 17.   

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

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on February - 17.   

1673  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1715  On this day in history 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 February - 17.   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1841  On February - 17 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  On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

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

1878  On February - 17 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

1883  On February - 17 napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1890  On February - 17 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  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

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

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

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

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer