Famous Personalities Born In February - 17
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1444 On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist
1490 Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.
1519 On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)
1581 Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.
1583 J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.
1646 Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.
1653 Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.
1667 On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer
1675 On February - 17 birth of johann Melchior Conradi, composer
1696 Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer was born on this day in history.
1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on February - 17.
1699 Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on February - 17.
1718 Matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.
1723 Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on this day in history.
1740 On February - 17 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist
1747 On this day in history birth of narciso Casanovas, composer
1752 On February - 17 birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)
1754 Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.
1754 Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on February - 17.
1758 On this day in history birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian
1774 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.
1781 On this day in history birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)
1796 Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.
1796 On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
1804 On February - 17 birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
1816 On February - 17 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer
1816 Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on February - 17.
1820 On February - 17 birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)
1820 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on February - 17.
1821 Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on February - 17.
1824 William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.
1831 On February - 17 birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer
1836 On February - 17 birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870)
1837 On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902