Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  On June - 17 death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on this day in history.   

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  On June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  On June - 17 jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  On June - 17 death of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)   

1672  On this day in history orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67   

1678  On June - 17 giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69   

1694  On this day in history death of philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629)   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on June - 17.   

1719  On this day in history joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47   

1734  On June - 17 duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

1740  Death of Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  Death of Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722) on June - 17.   

1797  Death of Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on June - 17.   

1813  Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on June - 17.   

1815  On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1821  Death of Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history death of rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828)   

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1863  Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)   

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on June - 17.   

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on this day in history.   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on this day in history.   

1928  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on this day in history.   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on this day in history.   

1938  H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies on this day in history.   

1939  On June - 17 death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France   

1941  On June - 17 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78   

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.   

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On June - 17 birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.   

1691  On June - 17 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

1703  On June - 17 birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on June - 17.