Famous Deaths Happened In March - 17

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on March - 17.   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on this day in history.   

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.   

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.   

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on this day in history.   

1272  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)   

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on this day in history.   

1516  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 on March - 17.   

1565  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1588  On March - 17 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies   

1605  Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 on March - 17.   

1640  On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

1649  On March - 17 gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71   

1653  Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48 on March - 17.   

1680  Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies on March - 17.   

1704  Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on March - 17.   

1713  Death of Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688) on March - 17.   

1715  On this day in history death of gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643)   

1741  On March - 17 death of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)   

1764  George Parker, English astronomer, dies on March - 17.   

1782  Death of Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700) on March - 17.   

1796  On March - 17 pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41   

1801  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64 on March - 17.   

1803  Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.   

1806  David Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history death of laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764)   

1846  On March - 17 f W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies   

1849  On this day in history willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56   

1853  On March - 17 christian Doppler, physicist, dies   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1861  On March - 17 petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56   

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on March - 17.   

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1231  On March - 17 birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  On this day in history birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)   

1628  On this day in history birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on March - 17.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1685  On this day in history birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter