Famous Personalities Born In January - 17

1342  On January - 17 birth of philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy   

1463  Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther was born on this day in history.   

1484  George Spalatin, German reformer (d. 1545) was born on January - 17.   

1501  Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants) was born on this day in history.   

1504  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72) was born on this day in history.   

1517  On January - 17 birth of antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)   

1545  On January - 17 birth of antonio Pace, composer   

1560  On January - 17 birth of gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624)   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Fludd, composer   

1600  Calderon, writer was born on this day in history.   

1612  On January - 17 birth of thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general   

1657  On this day in history birth of pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized   

1659  Antonio Veracini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  On January - 17 birth of gerard van Loon, Dutch historian   

1686  On this day in history birth of archibald Bower, Scottish historian (d. 1766)   

1706  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

1712  John Stanley, composer was born on January - 17.   

1719  On this day in history birth of jean-Joseph Vade, composer   

1719  William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806) was born on January - 17.   

1728  Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1732  On January - 17 birth of stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95)   

1733  On this day in history birth of thomas Linley, composer   

1734  On this day in history birth of francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs, Mirza)   

1745  Nicolas Roze, composer was born on January - 17.   

1759  On this day in history birth of paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist   

1761  On this day in history birth of james Hall, Scotland, geologist   

1769  Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born on January - 17.   

1771  Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland) was born on January - 17.   

1789  On January - 17 birth of august Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)   

1806  On this day in history birth of james Madison Randolph, (Jefferson's grandson) 1st born in White House   

1814  Ellen Wood, English author (East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey) was born on this day in history.   

1818  Antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64) was born on January - 17.   

1820  Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born on January - 17.   

1828  On this day in history birth of lewis Addison Grant, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1918   

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0395  On this day in history theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49   

1103  On January - 17 frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies   

1119  Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1229  On this day in history albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68   

1369  On January - 17 death of king Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (b. 1328)   

1468  Death of Skanderbeg, Albanian leader (b. 1405) on this day in history.   

1598  On January - 17 death of fyodor I Tsar of Russia (b. 1557)   

1604  Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.