Deaths on January 17

Fausto Veranzio

Died on January 17, 1617

Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop and lexicographer (b. 1551)

Fausto Veranzio (Latin: Faustus Verantius; Croatian: Faust Vrančić; Hungarian and Vernacular Latin: Verancsics Faustus; c. 1551 – 20 January 1617) was a polymath and bishop from Šibenik, then part of the Republic of Venice.

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Events on 1617

27 Feb

Ingrian War
Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.