Famous Deaths In June - 17

0656  On June - 17 death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.   

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

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  On this day in history boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1672  Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67 on June - 17.   

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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 June - 17.   

1719  On this day in history joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47   

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1740  Death of Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) on this day in history.   

1762  On June - 17 death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  On June - 17 death of major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)   

1797  Death of Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on June - 17.   

1813  Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on June - 17.   

1815  On this day in history 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  On June - 17 isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on June - 17.   

1898  Death of Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) on this day in history.   

1906  On June - 17 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies   

1910  On this day in history lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1918  On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies   

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

1936  On June - 17 kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies   

1938  H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies on June - 17.   

1939  On this day in history death of eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France   

1941  On this day in history johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78   

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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  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on June - 17.   

1604  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House) was born on this day in history.   

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

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)