Famous Personalities Born In August - 17
Saturday, 30 August 2025
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on August - 17.
1578 On this day in history birth of francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
1586 Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on August - 17.
1601 On August - 17 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]
1629 On this day in history birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)
1686 On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer
1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born on this day in history.
1753 On August - 17 birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)
1768 On August - 17 birth of louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
1775 Philippe Libon, composer was born on this day in history.
1779 On August - 17 birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer
1786 Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on August - 17.
1786 On August - 17 birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)
1794 On this day in history birth of prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849)
1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) was born on August - 17.
1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1828 On this day in history birth of george William Warren, composer
1828 On August - 17 birth of jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)
1834 Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) was born on this day in history.
1839 On August - 17 birth of hubert Platt Main, composer
1839 Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.
1840 On August - 17 birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
1841 Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet was born on this day in history.
1844 On this day in history birth of menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on August - 17.
1856 Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on August - 17.
1863 Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.
1866 Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.
1866 Julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950) was born on August - 17.
1870 On August - 17 birth of frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine
1873 John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.
1876 On this day in history birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)
1876 On August - 17 birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940