Famous Deaths Happened In March - 17

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

0461  On March - 17 st Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)   

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.   

1058  On this day in history death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  On March - 17 death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.   

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on this day in history.   

1516  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 on March - 17.   

1565  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1588  Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies on this day in history.   

1605  On March - 17 pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34   

1640  On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

1649  Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71 on March - 17.   

1653  Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies   

1704  Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1713  Death of Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688) on March - 17.   

1715  On March - 17 death of gilbert Burnet, Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643)   

1741  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)   

1764  On this day in history george Parker, English astronomer, dies   

1782  Death of Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700) on March - 17.   

1796  On March - 17 pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41   

1801  On this day in history juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64   

1803  On March - 17 candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42   

1806  David Dale, industrialist & philanthropist, dies on this day in history.   

1830  On March - 17 death of laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764)   

1846  On March - 17 f W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies   

1849  On March - 17 willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56   

1853  On March - 17 christian Doppler, physicist, dies   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on March - 17.   

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1861  On March - 17 petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56   

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on March - 17.   

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1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  On March - 17 birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  On March - 17 birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  On this day in history birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter