Famous Deaths In January - 17

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On January - 17 boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  On January - 17 albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on January - 17.   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.   

1598  On this day in history death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1617  Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59   

1625  On this day in history nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50   

1654  Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.   

1661  Death of Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed on this day in history.   

1676  On January - 17 pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on January - 17.   

1705  On this day in history death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)   

1718  Death of Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history death of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)   

1738  Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1750  Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies   

1788  Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on January - 17.   

1805  On this day in history abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73   

1820  On January - 17 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

1823  Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1830  On January - 17 w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

1833  On this day in history james Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60   

1834  On January - 17 death of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762)   

1856  On this day in history thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

1861  On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

1863  On January - 17 e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

1869  On January - 17 alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.   

1463  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  On January - 17 birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on January - 17.   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.