Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

1119  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.   

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

1620  On January - 17 diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59   

1625  Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history death of paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried   

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

1676  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on this day in history.   

1705  On January - 17 death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)   

1718  On this day in history death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader   

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

1738  Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on January - 17.   

1750  On this day in history tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78   

1781  On January - 17 marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies   

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

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

1820  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

1823  On January - 17 zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36   

1826  On January - 17 death of juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806)   

1830  On January - 17 w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

1833  James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

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

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on January - 17.   

1861  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on January - 17.   

1863  E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  On January - 17 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  On January - 17 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  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on this day in history.   

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

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

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on January - 17.   

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)