Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

1903  On this day in history joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61   

1905  On February - 17 death of serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered   

1907  Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies on February - 17.   

1908  Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1912  Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on February - 17.   

1917  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1918  On February - 17 wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies   

1924  On this day in history oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55   

1929  On this day in history john Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies   

1932  On February - 17 frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70   

1933  On this day in history henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84   

1934  On February - 17 albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58   

1936  On February - 17 erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74   

1939  Death of Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859) on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94   

1954  On this day in history evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72   

1955  On this day in history otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52   

1958  Death of Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876) on February - 17.   

1959  On February - 17 kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies   

1961  On February - 17 nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63   

1962  On February - 17 bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85   

1966  Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75 on February - 17.   

1968  On February - 17 donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65   

1970  On this day in history agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81   

1971  Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65   

1977  Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1979  On this day in history william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73   

1980  Graham Sutherland, painter, dies on February - 17.   

1982  Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1984  Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69 on February - 17.   

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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  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 February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

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

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

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.