Famous Deaths In August - 17

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

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

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

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 August - 17 grimmelshausen, writer, dies   

1681  On August - 17 nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1720  On this day in history death of anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)   

1723  On August - 17 death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.   

1768  On August - 17 death of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)   

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

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.   

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1792  On August - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38   

1804  On this day in history barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies   

1834  On this day in history death of husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802)   

1850  On this day in history jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies   

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 August - 17.   

1875  On this day in history death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)   

1878  Death of Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on August - 17.   

1880  On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70   

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

1888  On this day in history james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies   

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

1893  Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29] on this day in history.   

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.   

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

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.   

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on August - 17.