Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

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 February - 17.   

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

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on February - 17.   

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  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on February - 17.   

1680  On February - 17 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 February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1796  On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

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 this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

1854  On February - 17 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 February - 17.   

1875  On February - 17 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 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 this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

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

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

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