17 July 1852 -- Salvadore Cammarano died in his native Naples at the age of 51 .
Salvadore Cammarano wrote the libretto for Donizetti 's Lucia di Lammermoor .
17 July 1852 -- Salvadore Cammarano , who wrote the libretto for Donizetti 's Lucia di Lammermoor , died in his native Naples at the age of 51 .