Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  Death of Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered on this day in history.   

0676  On June - 17 adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

0855  Leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies on June - 17.   

1091  On June - 17 dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on June - 17.   

1463  On this day in history death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on June - 17.   

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1678  On June - 17 giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69   

1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on this day in history.   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on June - 17.   

1734  On this day in history duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

1740  On June - 17 death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)   

1762  Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) on this day in history.   

1775  Death of Major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1797  On June - 17 death of aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed   

1813  On June - 17 death of charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726)   

1815  On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1821  Death of Martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

1858  Death of Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1862  On June - 17 charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49   

1863  Isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)   

1906  On this day in history harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies   

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on June - 17.   

1918  On this day in history derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies   

1928  On June - 17 ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

1939  Death of Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on this day in history.   

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on June - 17.   

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1239  On this day in history birth of edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England   

1603  On June - 17 birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on June - 17.   

1682  On June - 17 birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

1691  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on June - 17.   

1703  On this day in history birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.