Famous Deaths In January - 17

0395  On January - 17 theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  On this day in history albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on January - 17.   

1598  On January - 17 death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1617  On January - 17 pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68   

1620  On this day in history diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59   

1625  Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1654  Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on January - 17.   

1661  On January - 17 death of andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed   

1676  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

1702  On January - 17 thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]   

1705  Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on January - 17.   

1718  Death of Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader on January - 17.   

1737  Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on January - 17.   

1738  Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1750  Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78 on January - 17.   

1781  On this day in history marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies   

1788  Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on January - 17.   

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on January - 17.   

1820  On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

1823  On January - 17 zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36   

1826  Death of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1830  On January - 17 w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

1833  James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on January - 17.   

1834  Death of Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) on this day in history.   

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1861  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1863  On January - 17 e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

1869  On January - 17 alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  On January - 17 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62   

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1342  Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy was born on January - 17.   

1463  On January - 17 birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  On this day in history birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  On January - 17 birth of leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)   

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on January - 17.   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)