Famous Deaths In February - 17

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

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 February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1654  On February - 17 michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1659  Death of Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history 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 February - 17.   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1827  On this day in history johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on February - 17.   

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

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71 on February - 17.   

1856  On this day in history heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris   

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  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76 on February - 17.   

1890  Death of Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer, dies at 38   

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

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

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  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.