Famous Personalities Born In August - 17
Saturday, 10 May 2025
1473 Richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?) was born on this day in history.
1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.
1586 Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) was born on this day in history.
1601 On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]
1629 King John III of Poland (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer was born on August - 17.
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 Philippe Libon, composer was born on this day in history.
1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on August - 17.
1786 Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) was born on August - 17.
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 August - 17 birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)
1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on August - 17.
1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on August - 17.
1828 George William Warren, composer was born on August - 17.
1828 Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897) was born on August - 17.
1834 On this day in history birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)
1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on August - 17.
1839 On this day in history birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher
1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born on August - 17.
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 this day in history.
1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
1863 Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on August - 17.
1866 On August - 17 birth of mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)
1866 On August - 17 birth of julia Marlowe, English actress (d. 1950)
1870 Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine was born on August - 17.
1873 John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946) was born on August - 17.
1876 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) was born on August - 17.
1876 Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 was born on August - 17.