Famous Deaths Happened In June - 17

0656  On June - 17 death of osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered   

0676  Adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies on June - 17.   

0855  On this day in history leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  On this day in history dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies   

1119  On June - 17 boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies   

1463  On June - 17 death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  On June - 17 jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

1672  On June - 17 orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67   

1678  Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1694  Death of Philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629) on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72   

1719  On June - 17 joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47   

1734  On this day in history duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle   

1740  Death of Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) on June - 17.   

1762  On this day in history death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  On June - 17 death of major John Pitcairn, British marine (killed in battle) (b. 1722)   

1797  Death of Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated & killed on this day in history.   

1813  Death of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726) on this day in history.   

1815  On June - 17 hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

1821  On this day in history death of martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785)   

1858  On this day in history death of rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828)   

1862  Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history isham W Garrott, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1885  Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)   

1906  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on June - 17.   

1910  Lady Mosley, biographer, dies on this day in history.   

1918  On June - 17 derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies   

1928  Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies on June - 17.   

1936  On June - 17 kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies   

1938  H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France on this day in history.   

1941  On June - 17 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78   

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on June - 17.   

1603  On this day in history birth of joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663)   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)   

1682  On this day in history birth of charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)   

1691  On June - 17 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

1693  On June - 17 birth of johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775)   

1703  On this day in history birth of john B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

1704  John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.