Famous Birthdays In August - 17

1473  On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)   

1578  On August - 17 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 August - 17 birth of king John III of Poland (d. 1696)   

1686  On this day in history birth of nicola Antonio Porpora, composer   

1720  On this day in history birth of charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

1753  On this day in history birth of josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)   

1768  Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800) was born on August - 17.   

1775  On August - 17 birth of philippe Libon, composer   

1779  On August - 17 birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer   

1786  Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history birth of princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)   

1794  Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest (d. 1849) was born on August - 17.   

1811  On this day in history birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)   

1817  On this day in history birth of joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)   

1819  James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.   

1828  George William Warren, composer was born on August - 17.   

1828  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

1841  On this day in history birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet   

1844  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.   

1851  Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on August - 17.   

1856  Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on this day in history.   

1863  On August - 17 birth of gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924)   

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  Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on this day in history.   

1873  John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on August - 17.   

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   

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0754  Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39 on this day in history.   

1153  Death of Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130) on August - 17.   

1304  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Nikolaus von Cusa, German theologist/mathematician/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1510  On August - 17 death of edmund Dudley, English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Death of Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies   

1635  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 on this day in history.