Famous Deaths In January - 17

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

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on January - 17.   

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.   

1617  On this day in history 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 January - 17.   

1654  On this day in history death of paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried   

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

1676  On this day in history pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73   

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

1705  On this day in history death of john Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627)   

1718  On this day in history death of captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader   

1737  Death of Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

1738  On January - 17 jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies   

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

1781  Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on January - 17.   

1788  On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37   

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1820  On January - 17 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 January - 17.   

1830  W Waiblinger, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history james Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60   

1834  Death of Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762) on January - 17.   

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

1861  On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

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

1869  On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on January - 17.   

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1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on January - 17.   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on January - 17.   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on this day in history.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on this day in history.   

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

1545  Antonio Pace, composer was born on January - 17.   

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.