Famous Deaths on 17 Feb

Famous Deaths on 17 Feb

1339 - Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)
1371 - Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
1596 - Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)
1600 - Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher (burned at the stake) (b. 1548)
1609 - Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)
1624 - Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)
1659 - Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)
1673 - Molière, French playwright (b. 1622)
1680 - Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (b. 1599)
1680 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist (b. 1637)
1715 - Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (b. 1646)
1732 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (b. 1669)
1768 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)
1780 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706)
1841 - Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist (b. 1770)
1854 - John Martin, English painter (b. 1789)
1856 - Heinrich Heine, German writer (b. 1797)
1874 - Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, Belgian mathematician (b. 1796)
1883 - Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (b. 1806)
1883 - Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian revolutionary (b. 1845)
1890 - Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)
1909 - Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
1912 - Edgar Evans, Welsh naval officer (b. 1876)
1919 - Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
1934 - King Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
1934 - Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
1939 - Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)
1943 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (b. 1872)
1943 - Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)
1958 - Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)
1961 - Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)
1962 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876)
1970 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
1970 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (b. 1901)
1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (b. 1922)
1982 - Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (b. 1922)
1982 - Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (b. 1917)
1982 - Lee Strasberg, Austrian-born actor (b. 1901)
1986 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (b.1895)
1989 - Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)
1990 - Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)
1990 - Erik Rhodes, American actor (b. 1906)
1994 - Randy Shilts, American author and activist (b. 1951)
1996 - Hervé Bazin, French writer (b. 1911)
1997 - Zein Isa, Palestinian militant imprisoned in the United States for the honor killing of his daughter
1998 - Ernst Jünger, German author (b. 1895)
1998 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (b. 1921)
2001 - Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (b. 1948)
2001 - Bob Geary, Canadian football player and manager (b. 1933)
2004 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (b. 1920)
2005 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (b. 1919)
2005 - Omar Sivori, Argentine footballer (b. 1935)
2006 - Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (b. 1948)
2006 - Ray Barretto, Puerto Rican musician (b. 1929)
2007 - Jurga IvanauskaitÄ—, Lithuanian writer (b. 1961)
2007 - Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator (b. 1910)
2007 - Dermot O'Reilly, Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter (b. 1943)
2007 - Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (b. 1965)
2008 - Brian Harris, English footballer (b. 1935)
364 - Jovian, Roman Emperor
440 - Mesrop Mashtots