Famous Deaths Happened In June - 17

0656  On this day in history 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  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on June - 17.   

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  Death of Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436) on this day in history.   

1501  Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

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

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on June - 17.   

1740  On this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)   

1762  Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) on this day in history.   

1775  Death of Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1797  On June - 17 death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed   

1813  Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on this day in history.   

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on June - 17.   

1821  Death of Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on June - 17.   

1858  Death of Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828) on June - 17.   

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on June - 17.   

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  Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on this day in history.   

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

1910  On June - 17 lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1918  On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on June - 17.   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on this day in history.   

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  John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists) was born on this day in history.   

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