11 notable people died on April 17, including Roger W. Sperry, Domnall mac Ailpín, Georg von Peuerbach.
20th Century
2 deaths
Roger W. Sperry
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1981)
Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche
lawyerminister
Nigerian jurist
19th Century
1 death
John Davidson Godman
anatomistnaturalist
American naturalist and anatomist (1794–1830)
18th Century
3 deaths
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten
mathematicianphysicist
Mathematician (1732-1787)
Johann Jacob Ferber
chemistmineralogist
Swedish mineralogist
Benjamin Franklin
diplomatpolitician
American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
16th Century
1 death
Nilus of Sora
monkphilosopher
Russian theologian and saint
15th Century
1 death
Georg von Peuerbach
astronomermathematician
Austrian mathematician and astronomer (1423-1461)
13th Century
1 death
Albrecht II.
composerwriter
Abt 1235 - 17 Apr 1298 near Schloss Leinstetten
11th Century
1 death
Anawrahta
king
Founder of the Pagan Empire
9th Century
1 death
King of the Picts from 858 to 862
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