Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

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

1103  On this day in history frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

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  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  On January - 17 death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

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

1617  On this day in history pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68   

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

1625  Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on January - 17.   

1654  On January - 17 death of paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried   

1661  On this day in history death of andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed   

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

1702  On January - 17 thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]   

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

1718  On January - 17 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  On January - 17 jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies   

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

1781  Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.   

1788  On January - 17 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history 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 January - 17.   

1830  W Waiblinger, writer, dies on January - 17.   

1833  On January - 17 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 January - 17 thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41   

1861  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

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  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on this day in history.   

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

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on this day in history.   

1517  On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

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