Famous Birthdays In August - 17
Monday, 06 February 2023
1473 On August - 17 birth of richard, Duke of York (d. 1483?)
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 this day in history.
1601 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on August - 17.
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 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 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo)
1786 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother of Queen Victoria (d. 1861) was born on August - 17.
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 this day in history.
1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) was born on August - 17.
1819 On this day in history birth of james Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1828 George William Warren, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 On August - 17 birth of jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist (d. 1897)
1834 On this day in history birth of peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)
1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer was born on this day in history.
1839 On August - 17 birth of thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher
1840 On August - 17 birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
1841 On August - 17 birth of luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet
1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) was born on August - 17.
1851 On this day in history birth of henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist
1856 Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) was born on this day in history.
1863 Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and naturalist (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of john A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. 1946)
1876 On August - 17 birth of eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)
1876 On this day in history birth of henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940