Famous Deaths In June - 17

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

0676  On June - 17 adeodatus II, Italian Pope (672-76), dies   

0855  On June - 17 leo IV, Italian Pope (847-55), dies   

1091  Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies on this day in history.   

1119  Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history death of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)   

1501  On this day in history jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies   

1565  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536) on June - 17.   

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

1678  On this day in history giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69   

1694  On this day in history death of philip Cardinal Howard, English Catholic Cardinal (b. 1629)   

1696  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 on June - 17.   

1719  Joseph Addison, English poet/writer/secretary of state, dies at 47 on June - 17.   

1734  Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle on June - 17.   

1740  On this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)   

1762  On June - 17 death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)   

1775  On this day in history 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 June - 17.   

1813  On June - 17 death of charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (b. 1726)   

1815  Hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle on June - 17.   

1821  On June - 17 death of martín Miguel de Güemes Argentine military leader (b. 1785)   

1858  Death of Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi in North India, one of the leading figures of the Indian rebellion of 1857 (b. 1828) on June - 17.   

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 June - 17.   

1898  On June - 17 death of edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833)   

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

1910  On June - 17 lady Mosley, biographer, dies   

1918  Derek Barber, CEO (Countryside Commission), dies on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies   

1936  Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies on June - 17.   

1938  H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies on June - 17.   

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

1941  Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1239  Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)/chased Jews out of England was born on this day in history.   

1603  Joseph of Cupertino, Italian saint (d. 1663) was born on June - 17.   

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

1682  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718) was born on June - 17.   

1691  Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on June - 17.   

1693  Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (d. 1775) was born on June - 17.   

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

1704  On June - 17 birth of john Kay, English inventor (d. 1780)