Famous Deaths In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  On August - 17 death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on August - 17.   

1510  On this day in history death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on August - 17.   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

1673  On August - 17 death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)   

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

1681  On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1720  On August - 17 death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)   

1723  Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on August - 17.   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57   

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on August - 17.   

1777  On August - 17 giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

1785  On August - 17 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 August - 17.   

1834  Death of Husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on this day in history.   

1850  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on August - 17.   

1861  On this day in history death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)   

1865  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1878  On August - 17 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on August - 17.   

1889  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

1893  On this day in history 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  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on August - 17.   

1753  On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)