Famous Personalities Born In February - 17

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on February - 17.   

1696  On this day in history birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

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  On February - 17 birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790)   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on February - 17.   

1740  On February - 17 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on February - 17.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) was born on February - 17.   

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  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born on February - 17.   

1774  On this day in history birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1781  On February - 17 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1796  Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on February - 17.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1816  On February - 17 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1816  On this day in history birth of haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864)   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) was born on February - 17.   

1820  On February - 17 birth of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898)   

1821  Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history birth of francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

1836  On February - 17 birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870)   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.   

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0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)