Famous Deaths Happened In August - 17

0754  On this day in history karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39   

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 August - 17.   

1536  On August - 17 death of pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight   

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history death of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)   

1676  Grimmelshausen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76   

1720  Death of Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) on August - 17.   

1723  Death of Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668) on August - 17.   

1730  Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61 on August - 17.   

1731  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer, dies at 57 on August - 17.   

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

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Scarlotti, composer, dies at 54   

1785  Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies   

1861  On August - 17 death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)   

1865  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer, dies at 82   

1875  Death of Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (b. 1827) on August - 17.   

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

1880  On August - 17 ole Bull, composer, dies at 70   

1887  Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on August - 17.   

1888  James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on August - 17.   

1889  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42 on August - 17.   

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 August - 17.   

1898  Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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1473  On this day in history birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

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

1601  On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

1629  King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  On August - 17 birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)