Famous Deaths In February - 17

1903  Joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 17 death of serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered   

1907  On February - 17 henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies   

1908  On February - 17 geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79   

1912  On February - 17 aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57   

1917  On this day in history edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70   

1918  Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian PM (1896-1911), dies on February - 17.   

1924  On February - 17 oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55   

1929  On this day in history john Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies   

1932  On this day in history frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70   

1933  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1934  On February - 17 albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58   

1936  Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theozentrische), dies at 74 on February - 17.   

1939  Death of Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859) on February - 17.   

1943  On February - 17 death of armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)   

1944  Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on February - 17.   

1951  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94 on February - 17.   

1954  Evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1955  Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1958  On February - 17 death of hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)   

1959  Kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies on February - 17.   

1961  On this day in history nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63   

1962  Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85 on February - 17.   

1966  Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 17 donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65   

1970  Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1971  On this day in history teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73   

1972  Gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67 on February - 17.   

1976  Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1977  On February - 17 quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76   

1979  On February - 17 william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73   

1980  Graham Sutherland, painter, dies on February - 17.   

1982  On February - 17 lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81   

1984  On February - 17 lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69   

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1444  On this day in history 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 February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

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.