15 notable people died on January 17, including Catherine of Aragon, Jitō, Antoine de Loménie.
21st Century
1 deathHomero Cárpena
actorfilm director
Actor (1910-2001)
20th Century
3 deathsJoaquim Nabuco
autobiographerdiplomat
Brazilian writer and statesman
Edward Craigie
bakerbutcher
Australian politician
Elias Blix
Bible translatorhymnwriter
Norwegian writer (1836-1902)
19th Century
5 deathsPietro Moscati
chemistphysician
Italian physician (1739-1824)
William Wagner
politicianscientist
American philanthropist (1796-1885)
Malla Silfverstolpe
diaristsalonnière
Swedish salon-holder (1782–1861)
François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel
editorlawyer
Canadian politician
Joseph Tassé
journalistnewspaper editor
Canadian politician (1848-1895)
18th Century
2 deathsJohann Christoph Heilbronner
mathematiciantheologian
German mathematical historian and theologian
John Ray
botanistbryologist
British botanist (1627–1705)
17th Century
2 deathsAntoine de Loménie
ambassadordiplomat
French diplomat
Joseph Furttenbach
architectdiarist
German architect (1591-1667)
16th Century
1 deathCatherine of Aragon
aristocratdiplomat
First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
8th Century
1 deathJitō
poetpolitician
Empress of Japan (645-703)
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