Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In November - 17

1826  On this day in history louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47   

1848  On this day in history jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies   

1849  On this day in history death of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest and miracle-worker (b. 1794)   

1856  On this day in history william Knyvett, composer, dies at 77   

1858  Death of Robert Owen, British father of the cooperative movement (b. 1771) on this day in history.   

1862  Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on November - 17.   

1865  Death of James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist (b. 1813) on November - 17.   

1875  Hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos & indians), dies on November - 17.   

1893  On this day in history alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36   

1897  Death of George Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (b. 1820) on November - 17.   

1902  On this day in history death of hugh Price Hughes, Methodist Social Reformer (b. 1847)   

1905  Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history f-Auguste-R Rodin, French sculptor (Baiser, Thinker), dies at 77   

1921  On November - 17 john McLaren, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1912), dies   

1922  Death of Robert Comtesse, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. 1847) on this day in history.   

1927  On November - 17 death of adolf A Joffe, Russian author/diplomat, commits suicide at 44   

1928  Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, politician, & freedom fighter (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1929  A F A Lilley, cricketer (92 dismissals in 35 Tests 1896-1909), dies on this day in history.   

1931  Georgi Atanasov, composer, dies at 50 on November - 17.   

1936  Death of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Austrian contralto (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1937  Jack Worrall, cricketer (Australian batsman 1885-99, 11 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On November - 17 death of ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (b. 1864)   

1940  On November - 17 death of eric Gill, British sculptor (b. 1882)   

1941  On November - 17 death of earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide   

1942  Death of Ben Reitman, American anarchist, physician (b. 1879) on November - 17.   

1943  Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1944  A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies on November - 17.   

1947  Ricarda Huch, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1955  On November - 17 james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64   

1958  Death of Mort Cooper, baseball player (b. 1913) on this day in history.   

1959  Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer/pianist/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1962  On November - 17 arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami   

1968  On November - 17 wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86   

1970  On this day in history naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69   

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0009  Vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533) was born on November - 17.   

1503  Il Bronzino, Florentine painter (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (d. 1628) was born on November - 17.   

1594  On this day in history birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)   

1612  Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1681  Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.