Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

1903  Joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61 on February - 17.   

1905  On this day in history death of serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered   

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

1908  On this day in history geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79   

1912  Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1917  On February - 17 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70   

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on this day in history.   

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

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1933  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84 on February - 17.   

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

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history death of willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)   

1943  On this day in history death of armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)   

1944  On February - 17 fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64   

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  Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on February - 17.   

1958  Death of Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies   

1961  On this day in history nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63   

1962  On this day in history bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85   

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

1968  Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.   

1970  Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1971  On February - 17 teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73   

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67 on February - 17.   

1976  On February - 17 jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65   

1977  On February - 17 quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76   

1979  William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81   

1984  Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

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

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