Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on August - 17.   

1153  On August - 17 death of eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies   

1510  Death of Edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On August - 17 charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  On August - 17 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48   

1673  Death of Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) on this day in history.   

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on August - 17.   

1681  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 on August - 17.   

1720  Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.   

1723  On August - 17 death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)   

1730  On this day in history mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61   

1731  On August - 17 johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57   

1768  Death of Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703) on August - 17.   

1777  Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies   

1786  Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38 on August - 17.   

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies on this day in history.   

1834  Death of Husein Gradaščević, Bosnian rebel leader (b. 1802) on August - 17.   

1850  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies on this day in history.   

1861  Death of Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1865  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82 on August - 17.   

1875  On this day in history death of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827)   

1878  On August - 17 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

1880  Ole Bull, composer, dies at 70 on August - 17.   

1887  On August - 17 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

1888  On August - 17 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies   

1889  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

1893  On this day in history aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52[NS=8/29]   

1896  Death of Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 17 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56   

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1473  Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on August - 17.   

1586  Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on August - 17.   

1686  On August - 17 birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.   

1753  Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.