Famous Deaths In August - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0754 On August - 17 karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39
1153 Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.
1304 Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on August - 17.
1464 Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.
1510 On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded
1536 On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight
1553 Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.
1635 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.
1673 On this day in history death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
1676 On this day in history grimmelshausen, writer, dies
1681 On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76
1720 Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.
1723 On this day in history death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)
1730 On August - 17 mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61
1731 On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57
1768 On August - 17 death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)
1777 On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54
1785 On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies
1786 On August - 17 frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74
1792 On August - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38
1804 Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.
1834 Death of Husein GradaÅ¡Äević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on this day in history.
1850 Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.
1861 Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on August - 17.
1865 On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82
1875 On August - 17 death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)
1878 On this day in history death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died
1880 Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1887 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1888 On August - 17 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies
1889 On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42
1893 On August - 17 aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29]
1896 On this day in history death of bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident
1898 On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56
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