Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1624  On February - 17 death of juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 on February - 17.   

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1659  On February - 17 death of abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)   

1673  On February - 17 moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1680  Death of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599) on February - 17.   

1688  On February - 17 death of rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1715  On February - 17 antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1732  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63   

1768  Death of Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691) on February - 17.   

1780  Death of Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) on this day in history.   

1796  On February - 17 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1841  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

1854  On February - 17 hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris on February - 17.   

1874  On February - 17 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1883  On this day in history napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1890  On this day in history death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)   

1901  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.