Famous Birthdays In April - 17
Sunday, 24 January 2021
1278 Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320) was born on April - 17.
1539 Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) was born on this day in history.
1573 Maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Catholic League) was born on this day in history.
1573 On April - 17 birth of maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
1586 John Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore) was born on April - 17.
1587 Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer was born on this day in history.
1598 Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671) was born on April - 17.
1620 Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) was born on April - 17.
1622 Henry Vaughan, English poet (Silex Scintillans) was born on April - 17.
1644 On this day in history birth of abraham Jansz Storck, painter, baptized
1666 Francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer was born on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history birth of frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51)
1683 On this day in history birth of johann David Heinichen, composer
1699 Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave) was born on April - 17.
1710 Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767) was born on April - 17.
1715 On April - 17 birth of johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer
1719 On April - 17 birth of christian Gottfried Krause, composer
1734 On this day in history birth of taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)
1738 Philip Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.
1741 On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer
1741 On April - 17 birth of samuel Chase, judge (signed Decl of Ind)
1750 On April - 17 birth of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (d. 1828)
1774 On this day in history birth of vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer
1788 Joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on April - 17.
1794 On this day in history birth of carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (d. 1868)
1797 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer/conductor
1798 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (d. 1840) was born on April - 17.
1809 On this day in history birth of philip St George Cocke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1811 Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer was born on April - 17.
1813 Henry Washington Benham, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1884 was born on April - 17.
1816 Thomas Hazlehurst, English Methodist chapel builder (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.
1820 On April - 17 birth of gottfried Conradi, composer
1827 French C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (St Amanduskerk, Antwerp) was born on this day in history.
1833 On April - 17 birth of jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer (d. 1900)