Famous Deaths In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)   

1612  On this day in history ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1624  On February - 17 death of juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)   

1652  On February - 17 gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1654  On this day in history michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  On February - 17 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies on February - 17.   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on February - 17.   

1688  Death of Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian on February - 17.   

1715  On this day in history antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  On February - 17 death of arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)   

1780  Death of Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) on this day in history.   

1796  On February - 17 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

1854  On this day in history hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1856  On February - 17 heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on February - 17.   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.