Famous Deaths Happened In March - 17

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

0659  On this day in history gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32   

1040  On March - 17 harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

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

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on March - 17.   

1425  On March - 17 death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)   

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  Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies on March - 17.   

1605  On March - 17 pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34   

1640  Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

1713  Death of Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688) on this day in history.   

1715  Death of Gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643) on this day in history.   

1741  Death of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671) on this day in history.   

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

1782  On this day in history death of daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700)   

1796  Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 17 juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64   

1803  On this day in history candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42   

1806  David Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies on March - 17.   

1830  Death of Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history f W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies   

1849  On March - 17 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 this day in history.   

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1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.   

1578  On March - 17 birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.   

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

1675  On March - 17 birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.