Famous Deaths In February - 17

1903  On this day in history joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61   

1905  Death of Serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered on this day in history.   

1907  Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies on February - 17.   

1908  Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on February - 17.   

1912  On this day in history aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57   

1917  On February - 17 edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70   

1918  On February - 17 wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies   

1924  On February - 17 oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55   

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on February - 17.   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84   

1934  On February - 17 albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58   

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on February - 17.   

1939  On February - 17 death of willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)   

1943  On February - 17 death of armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)   

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94   

1954  On February - 17 evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72   

1955  Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 17 kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies   

1961  On this day in history nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63   

1962  Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85 on February - 17.   

1966  Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75 on February - 17.   

1968  Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81   

1971  Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 on February - 17.   

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1976  Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1977  Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1979  On February - 17 william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73   

1980  On this day in history graham Sutherland, painter, dies   

1982  Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1984  On this day in history lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69   

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

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer