Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 17

1903  On February - 17 joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61   

1905  Death of Serge Alexandrovich, gov-gen Moscow, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1908  Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57   

1917  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

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

1924  Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 on February - 17.   

1929  John Read, cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for Eng for 463 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1932  Frans Gailliard, Belgian painter/graphic artist (Egina), dies at 70 on February - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1939  On February - 17 death of willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)   

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  On this day in history nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer, dies at 94   

1954  On this day in history evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72   

1955  Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on February - 17.   

1958  Death of Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876) on February - 17.   

1959  Kathryn Adams, actress (Meet the Chump, 5th Avenue Girl), dies on this day in history.   

1961  On February - 17 nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63   

1962  Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (NY Philharmonic), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1968  Donald Wolfit, actor (Lawrence of Arabia), dies of heart ailment at 65 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gavril Nikolayevich Popov, composer, dies at 67   

1976  Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on February - 17.   

1977  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1982  Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 on February - 17.   

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

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

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

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.