Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  On January - 17 theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

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

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on January - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1625  On January - 17 nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50   

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

1661  On January - 17 death of andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed   

1676  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

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

1705  Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on this day in history.   

1718  On January - 17 death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader   

1737  Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

1738  On January - 17 jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies   

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

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

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

1805  On January - 17 abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73   

1820  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on January - 17.   

1830  On this day in history w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

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

1834  Death of Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) on this day in history.   

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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 January - 17.   

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

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

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

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

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