Famous Deaths Happened In January - 17

0395  Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 on January - 17.   

1103  Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

1119  On January - 17 boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies   

1229  Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 on January - 17.   

1369  Death of King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1468  On January - 17 death of skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405)   

1598  Death of Fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557) on January - 17.   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on January - 17.   

1617  Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68 on January - 17.   

1620  Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 on January - 17.   

1625  On this day in history nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50   

1654  Death of Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried on January - 17.   

1661  Death of Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73   

1702  Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6] on this day in history.   

1705  Death of John Ray, English naturalist (b. 1627) on this day in history.   

1718  Death of Captain Benjamin Church, Plymouth Colony settler and military leader on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history death of matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)   

1738  Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies on January - 17.   

1750  On January - 17 tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78   

1781  On this day in history marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies   

1788  Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1805  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

1823  Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history death of juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806)   

1830  On this day in history w Waiblinger, writer, dies   

1833  James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 on January - 17.   

1834  On this day in history death of giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762)   

1856  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 on January - 17.   

1861  Death of Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) on January - 17.   

1863  On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73   

1869  On January - 17 alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55   

1874  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62 on January - 17.   

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1342  On this day in history birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther   

1484  On January - 17 birth of george Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545)   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on January - 17.   

1504  On January - 17 birth of pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)   

1517  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.