Famous Personalities Born In August - 17

1473  Richard: Duke of york (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco albani: Italian painter   

1586  Johann v andreae: German vicar/writer (christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de fermat: Mathematician who needed wider margins [or aug 20]   

1629  King john iii of poland: King john iii of poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola antonio porpora: Composer   

1720  Charles d j eisen: French engraver/painter (contes de la fontaine)   

1753  Josef dobrovský: Czech linguist   

1768  Louis charles antoine desaix: French general   

1775  Philippe libon: Composer   

1779  Franz de paula roser: Composer   

1786  Davy crockett: Us, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (alamo)   

1786  Princess victoria of saxe-coburg-saalfeld: Mother of queen victoria   

1794  Prince alexander of hohenlohe-waldenburg-schillingsfürst: German priest   

1811  Johannes h scholten: Dutch theologist (free will)   

1817  Joseph baron kervyn de lettenhove: Belgian internal minister (1870-71)   

1819  James henry van alen: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1886   

1828  George william warren: Composer   

1828  Jules bernard luys: French neurologist   

1834  Peter benoit: Flemish composer/conductor (leie/rubens cantata)   

1839  Hubert platt main: Composer   

1839  Thijs [matthijs] maris: Dutch painter/etcher   

1840  Wilfrid scawen blunt: England, writer (irish land league)   

1841  Luis nf varela: Brazilian romantic poet   

1844  Menelik ii: King of ethiopia (1896-1913)   

1851  Henry drummond: Scottish geologist/evangelist   

1856  Violet paget: [vernon lee], british author (satan the master)   

1863  Gene stratton-porter: American author and naturalist   

1866  Mir mahboob ali khan: 6th nizam of hyderabad   

1866  Julia marlowe: English actress   

1870  Frederick russell: Developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine   

1873  John a. sampson: American gynecologist   

1876  Eric drummond: 1st secretary-general of league of nations (1919-33)   

1876  Henri g winkelman: Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940   

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0754  Karloman: Abbot of monte cassino,   

1153  Eustace iv of boulogne: Son of stephen of england (b. 1130)   

1304  Emperor go-fukakusa of japan: Emperor go-fukakusa of japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von cusa: German theologist/mathematician/philosopher,   

1510  Edmund dudley: English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Pietersz: Book publisher (kersten knight   

1553  Charles iii: Duke of savoy,   

1635  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna,