Hisdates•Com
Famous Birthdays In February - 17
Sunday, 08 December 2013
1444 Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history. Share it »
1490 Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1519 Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1581 Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1583 J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history. Share it »
1646 Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1653 On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) Share it »
1667 Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1675 Johann Melchior Conradi, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1696 On this day in history birth of baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer Share it »
1697 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1699 Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1718 On this day in history birth of matthew Tilghman, American Continental Congressman (d. 1790) Share it »
1723 Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born on this day in history. Share it »
1740 On this day in history birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist Share it »
1747 Narciso Casanovas, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1752 On this day in history birth of friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) Share it »
1754 Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1754 On this day in history birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) Share it »
1758 On this day in history birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian Share it »
1774 On this day in history birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) Share it »
1781 On this day in history birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) Share it »
1796 On this day in history birth of giovanni Pacini, composer Share it »
1796 On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) Share it »
1804 On this day in history birth of samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 Share it »
1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1816 Haller Nutt, Southern Plantation owner (d. 1864) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1820 On this day in history birth of henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) Share it »
1820 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Catholic cardinal (d. 1898) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1821 Lola Montez, Irish dancer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1824 William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 was born on this day in history. Share it »
1831 Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1836 On this day in history birth of gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish poet (d. 1870) Share it »
1837 On this day in history birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 Share it »
